Karanis / coin / Billon / Copper

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Object Identifier
0000.06.4702
Other Number
Haatvedt 1434
Type of Number
Catalogue Number
Object Name
coin
Object Type
Coins
Materials
Billon
Copper
Weight
7.7g
Quantity
1
Pierced
no
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Coin (tetradrachm) of Galerius, pre-form of coinage. Obverse: Bust of Galerius; Reverse: Dikaiosyne seated, holding scales and cornucopiae. Billion (Karanis Revealed, Wilfong).
Earliest Date
295
Latest Date
296
Verbatim Date
295/296 AD
Unit Grid Number
B0501
Component/Room
00J
Area
R
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Karanis
Production Site
site
Denomination
tetradrachm
Authority
Galerius_as_Caesar
Mint
Tripolis
Countermark
no
Coin Obverse Description
Bust of Galerius r., laur., wearing palud. and cuirass.
Coin Reverse Description
Dikaiosyne seated l., holding scales and cornucopiae.
Publication Title
Coins from Karanis: the University of Michigan Excavations, 1924-1935
Karanis Revealed: Discovering the Past and Present of a Michigan Excavation in Egypt
Publication Author
Haatvedt, Rolfe and Peterson, Enoch
Publication Year
1964
2014
Class Title
Tours of the Past
The Ancient Roman World
Vergil, Aeneid
At Home With the Greeks & Romans
Vergil, Aeneid (F2017)
First-year Seminar in Classical Civilization
Vergil, Aeneid (W2018)
Tours of the Past (W 2018)
Vergil, Aeneid (F2018)
Roman Kings and Emperors (W2019)
Roman Kings and Emperors (F2019)
The Archaeology of Roman Economy (F2019)
Roman Kings and Emperors (W2020)
Roman Kings and Emperors (W2022)
Ancient Imperialism (W2022)
Roman Kings and Emperors (F2022)
Roman Kings and Emperors (W2023)
Cranbrook School Latin - Grade 11 (W2023)
Archaeology of the Roman Economy (W2024) 2nd class
Class Instructor
Gibelyou, Cameron
Dufallo, Basil
Markus, Donka
Nevett, Lisa
Gibolyou, Cameron
Ross, Deborah
Shonda Tohm
Gosner, Linda
Stone, David
Class Department
UC
Classics
Latin
CLCIV
LATIN
ALA
CLARCH
Class Number
300
102
232.002
125.001
121.001
301.001
231
470
470.001
N/A
Class Year
2017
2018
2108
2019
2020
2022
2023
2024
Class Semester
Winter
Fall
Type Category
Numismatic

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0000.06.4702
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"Karanis; coin; Billon; Copper." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.06.4702/dscn9413.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.
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