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Identification and Creation

Object Number
35.2005.248
People
Marcian, Roman (r. 450 -457 CE)
Title
Coin of Marcian, Constantinople
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
450-457
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/99991

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.2 g
Die Axis
7
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DN MARCIANVS [ ]
  • Reverse Inscription: monogram no. 2

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC X, 545, 551, 565, or 568, p. 282-283; LRC

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
35.2005.248
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of emperor r., draped, cuirassed, with pearl diadem.
Reverse: Enwreathed monogram of Marcian (no. 2) with cross above.
Mintmark illegible, but combination of this monogram with cross surmounting could be: Constantinople (RIC X, 545), Nicomedia (RIC X, 551), Cyzicus (RIC X, 565), or Antioch (RIC X, 568).

Verification Level

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