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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.413
People
Diadumenian, Roman (217-218 CE)
Title
Coin of Mallus under Diadumenian
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
217-218 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Mallos (Cilicia)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/198667

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.03 g
Die Axis
7
Date on Object
year 284
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: AVTO KAI MA OΠEA ΔIAΔOVMENIANOC
  • Reverse Inscription: MAΛ IEP ΠO ΘEO AMΦIΛOXOV .ET ΔΠC

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Lev 1285

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.260.413
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Diadumenian r., radiate.
Rev.: Tetrastyle temple within which cultus statue of Athena Magarsis, holding spear.

Verification Level

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