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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1996.223
People
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Alliance Coin of Sardis and Pergamon under Augustus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
31 BCE-14 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Lydia
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195863

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.12 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: SEBASTOY
  • Reverse Inscription: SARDIANWN KAIPE RGAMHNWN; between the figures: MOYSAIOY

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC 1, 2988; BMC p. 275, no. 213; D.S. no. 545

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
1996.223
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Augustus r., bare.
Rev.: Standing male figure, bearded, r. in long chiton and holding transverse scepter in l. hand, giving r. hand to another, beardless figure facing him, standing l. clad in short chiton and holding in l. hand a transverse scepter.

Verification Level

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