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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1981.74.224
People
Issued by C. Papirius Carbo, Roman (r. 62 - 59 BCE)
Title
Coin of Nicaea (Bithynia) under C. Papirius Carbo, Roman Proconsul
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
62 BCE-59 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Nikaia (Bithynia)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/183131

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.27 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Behind, NIKAIWN; below, date in Greek numerals
  • Reverse Inscription: To r., downwards, EPI GAIOY; to l., downwards; PAPIRIOY | KARBWNOS; in exergue, RWME (all in Greek)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RecGen 7

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
1981.74.224
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Wreathed head of Dionysos r.; behind, NIKAIWN (in Greek); below, date in Greek numerals; before, monogram.
Rev.: Roma seated l. on pile of arms, holding Victory in r. hand and spear in l. hand; to r., downwards, EPI GAIOY; to l., downwards, PAPIRIOY | KARBWNOS; in exergue, RWMH (all in Greek).

Verification Level

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