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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.811.12
Title
Coin of Sardis under the Romans
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
200-250
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/182125

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.03 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: CARDIC
  • Reverse Inscription: CARDIANWN B NEWKORWN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG von Aul. no. 3141; BMC p. 249 nos. 90-1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jerome B. Spier
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.811.12
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust r. of city goddess or Tyche wearing veil and mural crown.
Rev.: Cult image of Kore facing front between stalk of wheat and poppy.

Verification Level

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