2008.2.169: Coin of Aelia Capitolina under Alexander Severus
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.2.169
- Title
- Coin of Aelia Capitolina under Alexander Severus
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 222-235 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Aelia Capitolina (Palestine)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/322717
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
-
8.4 g
2.2 cm (7/8 in.) - Die Axis
- 2
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: Illegible
- Reverse Inscription: Illegible
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Hirsh Zvi Griliches, Cambridge, MA (before 1999); [1] to Diane Asséo Griliches, his wife, (1999-2008), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008.
Notes:
[1] Hirsh Zvi Griliches (1930-1999) acquired the work at an unknown date before his death in 1999.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Meshorer, ACNAC 8, 133-137
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
- 2008.2.169
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: laureate bust of Alexander Severus r., around Latin inscription
Rev.: Tyche seated on throne l., holding cornucopia and bowl
Verification Level
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