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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.86.188
People
Lucius Verus, Roman (r. 161-169 CE)
Title
Coin of Mopsos under Lucius Verus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
162-163 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mopsos (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175444

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.75 g
Die Axis
12
Date on Object
year 230
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ET.ΛC
  • Reverse Inscription: AΔPIA MOΨEATΩN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 1338; SNG von Aul 5733

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1980
Object Number
1980.86.188
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Crab; above, a star.
Rev.: Lighted circular altar.

Verification Level

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