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Numismatics
Drachm of Shapur I
Sassanian artist, (active )
Sassanian artist
Iran
1 1/16 x 1/8 in. (2.7 x 0.3 cm)
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Silver
Silver
Sassanian Empire
241-272
241
272
1000 BCE - 500 CE, ancient art (Mediterranean & Near East), coins, men, Mesopotamian, portraits
Numismatics
A standard inscription inside the obverse border proclaims the king’s divine right to rule: “The Mazda worshipper, the divine Shapur, King of the Kings of Iran, heaven-descended of the Gods.”
[Gallery label text, 2009]
The Sassanian Empire, founded by Shapur’s father Ardashir in 224 A.D., was ruled from Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) until the Arab invasion of 636. Also called the New Persian Empire, it stretched in its heyday from Spain to India, just south of the Roman Empire, with which it constantly fought. The beautifully designed and executed coins minted by the highly civilized Sassanid dynasty follow the Roman formula, with the ruler’s profile on the front, but the details of the crown, hairstyle, and shaped beard are absolutely Persian.
[Gallery label text, 1995]
recto, along sides, Sassanian inscriptionsverso, along sides, Sassanian inscriptions
1995.24
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
95.24SL2
slide
reverse
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
obverse
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
reverse
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
obverse
2 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
reverse
2 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
95.24DI2
digital image
reverse
Imaging Complete
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.24_A2.jpg
95.24DI1
digital image
obverse
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.24_A1.jpg
95.24DI#3
digital image
obverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.24_A3.jpg
95.24DI#4
digital image
reverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.24_A4.jpg
Numismatics
Coin of Constantine the Great
Roman artist
Roman artist
Italy
Primary
3/4 x 13/16 in. (1.9 x 2 cm)
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overall
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overall
Bronze
Bronze
307-334
307
334
1000 BCE - 500 CE, coins, Constantine the Great, portraits, Roman
Numismatics
The reverse of this coin depicts a Roman army camp gate. The inscription translates as “To the Foresight of our Emperors” in honor of Constantine’s imperial ancestors.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Constantine is depicted as the proud ruler, with three beaded strands tied around his head, rather than with the traditional laurel wreath of the victorious warrior. The inscription gives the Roman form of his name, Constantinus, with the abbreviation AVG for Augustus, the title conferred on emperors. Constantine, the first Christian emperor, chose the city of Byzantium (now Istanbul) as his capital and dedicated it to the Virgin Mary. He rebuilt it from 325 to 330 C.E. and decorated it with famous artworks from all over his dominions.
[Gallery label text, 1995]
rectoverso, clockwise around the edge, from the lower left
1995.25
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
95.25SL1
slide
obverse
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
obserse
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
reverse
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
obverse
2 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
reverse
2 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
95.25DI1
digital image
obverse
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.25_A3.jpg
95.25DI2
digital image
reverse
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.25_A4.jpg
95.25DI#4
digital image
reverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.25_A2.jpg
95.25DI#3
digital image
obverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.25_A1.jpg
Numismatics
Sestertius of Emperor Antoninus Pius
Roman artist
Roman artist
Italy
Primary
1 5/16 x 3/16 in. (3.3 x 0.5 cm)
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overall
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overall
Bronze
Bronze
138-161
138
161
1000 BCE - 500 CE, Antoninus Pius, coins, portraits, Roman
Numismatics
obversereverse
1995.31
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
95.31SL1
slide
obverse
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
obverse
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
reverse
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
obverse
2 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
reverse
2 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
95.31DI1
digital image
obverse
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.31_A3.jpg
95.31DI2
digital image
reverse
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.31_A4.jpg
95.31DI#4
digital image
reverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.31_A2.jpg
95.31DI#3
digital image
obverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.31_A1.jpg
Numismatics
Dupondius of Emperor Augustus and Proconsul Agrippa
Roman artist
Roman artist
Italy
Primary
1 x 1/8 in. (2.6 x 0.3 cm)
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overall
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overall
overall
Bronze
Bronze
10-14
10
14
1000 BCE - 500 CE, Augustus, coins, portraits, Roman
Numismatics
This coin celebrates the Battle of Actium (31 BCE) which brought Egypt under Roman rule. It was minted decades later in a colony settled by veterans of that battle.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
obversereverse
1995.32
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
glossy
obverse
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
reverse
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
obverse
2 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
reverse
2 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
95.32DI2
digital image
reverse
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.32_A2.jpg
95.32SL2
slide
reverse
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
95.32DI1
digital image
obverse
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.32_A1.jpg
95.32DI3
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
95.32DI#4
digital image
obverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.32_A4.jpg
95.32DI#5
digital image
reverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.32_A3.jpg
Numismatics
Sestertius of Emperor Nero
Roman artist
Roman artist
Italy
Primary
1 5/16 x 3/16 in. (3.4 x 0.4 cm)
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Bronze
Bronze
54-68
54
68
1000 BCE - 500 CE, coins, Nero, portraits, Roman
Numismatics
The reverse of Nero’s coin features a scene of Annona, the Roman personification of Grain. She stands before the seated goddess of the harvest, Ceres.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
obversereverse
1995.29
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
95.29SL1
slide
obverse
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
obverse
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
glossy
reverse
8 x 10
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
obverse
2 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
negative
reverse
2 x 3
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
95.29DI1
digital image
obverse
Imaging Complete
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.29_A1.jpg
95.29SL2
slide
reverse
2 x 2
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
95.29DI2
digital image
reverse
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.29_A2.jpg
95.29DI3
digital image
00/00/00
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Graphics/blank.gif
95.29DI#5
digital image
reverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.29_A4.jpg
95.29DI#4
digital image
Obverse
12/18/2007
http://127.0.0.1:5000/Media/images/95.29_A3.jpg