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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1981.74.19
Title
Coin of Magnesia ad Sipylum under the Romans
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
161-268
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Magnesia ad Sipylum (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/183673

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.18 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: (MAG) NHCIA
  • Reverse Inscription: MA GNH TWN; in exergue: CIPYL

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC p. 144 no. 43

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
1981.74.19
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of City Tyche, r, in mural crown.
Rev.: Humped bull walking r.

Verification Level

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