Karanis / Karanis Hoard 01 / Billon

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Object Identifier
0000.04.2987
Other Number
Haatvedt 956
Type of Number
Catalogue Number
Object Name
Karanis Hoard 01
Object Type
Coins
Materials
Billon
Quantity
1
Inscribed
no
Verbatim Date
258/259 AD
Unit Grid Number
4028
Component/Room
00F
Area
R
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Karanis
Denomination
tetradrachm
Authority
Valerian_I
Mint
Alexandria
Countermark
no
Coin Obverse Description
Bust Valerian r., laur., wearing cuirass and aegis.
Coin Reverse Description
Eagle l., looking back, wings closed, wreath in beak.
Publication Title
Karanis, the temples, coin hoards, botanical and zoological reports, seasons 1924-31
Publication Author
Boak, Arthur E.R.
Publication Year
1933
Type Category
Numismatic

Technical Details

Record
0000.04.2987
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.04.2987/0000_04_2987

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"Karanis; Karanis Hoard 01; Billon." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.04.2987/0000_04_2987. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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