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346-350

Bronze

Overall: 13/16 in. (21 mm)

Weight: 3.8 g

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of W. Clark Harrington, Class of 1928

165.24.30067

Geography

Place Made: Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa

Period

1-500

Object Name

Coin

Research Area

Numismatics: Greek and Roman

Not on view

Inscriptions

Obverse: Diademed, draped, cuirassed bust left holding globe Reverse: Soldier advancing right, dragging young barbarian from hut under tree

Provenance

William Clark Harrington (1905-2007), Class of 1928; Brookfield, Connecticut; given to present collection, 1965.

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