Coin of the Procurator Ambibibulus (under Augustus)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.2.55
People: Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Issued by Roman procurator Marcus Ambibulus (r. 9 - 12 CE)
Title: Coin of the Procurator Ambibibulus (under Augustus)
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 9CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Judaea (Palestine)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/322348

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

1.30g

Die Axis

11

Denomination

prutah

Date on Object

Year 39

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: KAICA ROC (of Caesar)
Reverse Inscription: LLQ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: AJC II, p. 281, 3

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund and purchase through the generosity of the Estate of Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year: 2008
Object Number: 2008.2.55
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: ear of grain, inscription
Rev.: palm tree with seven branches and two clusters of dates; below, date LLQ(Year 39=9CE)

Verification Level

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