Coin of Laodikeia ad Mare under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1982.100.42
People: Marcus Aurelius, Roman (r. 161 - 180 CE)
Lucius Verus, Roman (r. 161-169 CE)
Title: Coin of Laodikeia ad Mare under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 161-169 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Laodikeia ad Mare (Syria)
Period: Roman Imperial period
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/170787

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

10.94 g

Die Axis

12

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: ΑVΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΟVΗΡΟС (ΙΟV in r. field)
Reverse Inscription: ΑVΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟС ΛΑΟ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RPC 8596 (temp)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year: 1982
Object Number: 1982.100.42
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: laureate head of Lucius Verus, r.
Rev.: laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, r.

Verification Level

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