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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1981.74.184
People
Issued by C. Caecilius Cornutus, Roman
Title
Coin of Amisos (Pontus) under C. Caecilius Cornutus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
56 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Amisos (Pontus)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/183046

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.07 g
Die Axis
1
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Before, AMISOY (in Greek)
  • Reverse Inscription: To r., EPI GAIOY downwards; to l., KAIKILIOY | KORNOYTOY downwards; in exergue, RWMH (all in Greek)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Recueil general des monnaies grecques d'Asie mineure, #46

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1981
Object Number
1981.74.184
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Roma r.; before, AMISOY (in Greek).
Rev.: Roma seated l. on pile of arms, holding Victory in r. hand, resting l. hand on shield; to r., EPI GAIOY downwards; to l., KAIKILIOY | KORNOYTOY downwards; in exergue, RWMH (all in Greek).

Verification Level

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