Coin of Anazarbus under Valerian I

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1983.56.193
People: Valerian I, Roman (r. 253 - 260 CE)
Title: Coin of Anazarbus under Valerian I
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 253-254 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Anazarbos (Cilicia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/177152

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

14.87 g

Die Axis

11

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: ANAZ APBOVMHTPOΠ Γ Γ ET BOC AMKT

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Ex Heller.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: SNG Lev 1520; BMC 43

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: 1983.56.193
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of Valerian I, r., laureate.
Rev.: Six prize vases arranged in two rows, the middle vase in the upper row contains a palm branch.

Verification Level

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1983.56.193: Coin of Anazarbus under Valerian I