Harvard Art Museums > 2018.5: Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt, under Antoninus Pius, with The Judgement of Paris Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt, under Antoninus Pius, with The Judgement of Paris , 2018.5,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/361103. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2018.5 Title Drachm of Alexandria, Egypt, under Antoninus Pius, with The Judgement of Paris Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 142-143 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt) Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Provincial Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/361103 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 26.34 g Die Axis 12 Denomination drachm Date on Object L Ε (Year 5) Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΚΑΙC ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟC L Ε (Year 5) Reverse Inscription: L E Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Münzen und Medaillen AG XIII (17 June 1954), lot 948].Walter Niggeler Collection, Baden, Switzerland, by 1964l, sold; through [Bank Leu/Münzen und Medaillen, 21 October 1966, Part 2, lot 729]. Gilbert Steinberg Collection, New York, (by 1994), through [Numismatica Ars Classica/Spink Taisei Numismatics, Zürich, 16 November, 1994, lot 841]. Giovanni Maria Staffieri Collection, Lugano Switzerland (by 2018), through: [Purchased through Herbert Kreindler, from; Triton XXI, 9 January 2018 lot 161]. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Dattari 2998; LIMC VII 180 no.94 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, J.P. Engelcke Coin Purchase Fund Accession Year 2018 Object Number 2018.5 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Bare head of Antoninus Pius, bearded to right. Reverse: The Judgement of Paris: on the right, the three goddesses stand on a platform representing a rock on Mount Ida in the Troad: Aphrodite is looking left at Eros flying towards her (barely visible on this specimen) and opening her drapery, Hera is veiled and holds a scepter in her right hand, and Athena is helmeted and leans on her shield; below, left, Hermes, lifting his arm towards the goddesses, explaining the rules to Paris standing in front of him; to right the grazing herd of Paris. Subjects and Contexts Ancient Coins Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
