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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.102
Title
Coin of Cyrenaica under the Romans
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
67 BCE-24 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Cyrenaica
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176632

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.81 g
Die Axis
5
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: KPHTE
  • Reverse Inscription: KYPA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Cop 1304; Rollin et Feurardent 1873; M S 286a

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.419.102
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Athena wearing crested Corinthian helmet, dotted circle.
Rev.: Bee, circular incuse.

Verification Level

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