1997.198: Coin of Marcianopolis under Elagabalus
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1997.198
- People
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Elagabalus, Roman (r. 218 - 222 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Marcianopolis under Elagabalus
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 218-222
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Marcianopolis (Moesia Inferior)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/212729
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 10.36 g
- Die Axis
- 12
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Purchase from Robert Hecht
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Imhoof-Blumer AMN-G p. 275 no. 957 (rev).
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
- Accession Year
- 1997
- Object Number
- 1997.198
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Bust of young Elagabalus, r., laureate.
Rev.: Asklepios standing to r., head l., holding a rod with snake coiled around it in r. hand.
Verification Level
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