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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.179
People
Trebonianus Gallus, Roman (r. 251-253 CE)
Title
Coin of Alexandria under Gallus
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
251-253 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212930

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.38 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: CO ALEX TR(O)
  • Reverse Inscription: COL AVG TRO

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased from Robert Hecht

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC IX 478;

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.179
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: draped bust of Tyche, r.; behind her, vexillum inscribed CO AV.
Rev.: She-wolf to r., with head looking back and twins suckling beneath.

Verification Level

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