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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.215
People
Trajan Decius, Roman (r. 249-251 CE)
Title
Coin of Tarsus under Trajan Decius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
249-251 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Tarsos (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177089

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.88 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AV KE Γ MEC KOV ΔEKIOC TPAIANOC EV EV CEB Π Π
  • Reverse Inscription: TAPCOV MHTPOΠOΛEΩN AMK ΓB

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Paris 1766; D.S. 398

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.56.215
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Trajan Decius r., radiate.
Rev.: Athena standing to l. with lance in r. hand and shield in l.

Verification Level

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