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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.104
People
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Title
Drachm of Alexandria under Antoninus Pius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
150-151 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180266

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
20.24 g
Denomination
drachm
Date on Object
Year 14
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: ΑVΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟС СƐΒ ƐVС
  • Reverse Inscription: LI Δ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Milne 2107; RPC IV 14915 (temp.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.27.104
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Antoninus Pius, r., laureate.
Rev.: Eirene standing, l., wearing logn chiton and peplos, holding in r. hand two ears of corn and two poppies, in l. caduceus.

Verification Level

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