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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1980.85.295
People
Lucius Verus, Roman (r. 161-169 CE)
Title
Coin of Sidon under the Romans
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
87-88 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sidon (Phoenicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176067

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.68 g
Die Axis
8

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC 184-188; SNG Cop 244

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
1980.85.295
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Tyche r., wearing turreted crown and veil, in front group of letters and symbol, border of dots.
Rev.: War galley l., stem terminating at both ends in volute, above in three lines, date and Greek inscr., below Phoenician inscr., border of dots.

Verification Level

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