Coin of Sardis under Salonina | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1984.811.36
People: Salonina, Roman (r. 254 - 268 CE)
Issued by Domitius Rufus
Title: Coin of Sardis under Salonina
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 253 CE-268 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/181779

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

9.41 g

Die Axis

6

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: CALWN XRYCOGONH C
Reverse Inscription: EP DOM ROYFOY ACIAR CARDIANWN G NE WKORWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: BMC p. 274, no. 209; SNG von Aul. 3165

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jerome B. Spier
Accession Year: 1984
Object Number: 1984.811.36
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Profile bust facing right of the Empress Salonina.
Rev.: Cult effigy of Kore, seated to front and closely draped.

Verification Level

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