Harvard Art Museums > 2005.45: Three-assaria coin of Chios under the Antonines 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"Three-assaria coin of Chios under the Antonines , 2005.45,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 09, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/48272. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.45 Title Three-assaria coin of Chios under the Antonines Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 138-192 Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Chios (Ionian Islands) Period Roman Imperial period, Middle Culture Roman Provincial Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/48272 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 15.06 g Die Axis 6 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number BMC p. 342, no. 122 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule, III Accession Year 2005 Object Number 2005.45 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 Obv.: Sphinx seated to r., with r. fore-paw raised; in front, a prow. Above: ACCAPIA retrograde; in exergue: TPIA Rev.: Apolloon l. holding patera and Dionysos on r., holding thyrsos and cantharos, both standing facing and clad in himatia; between them, a flaming altar. In lower fields l. and r, XIWN. 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
