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ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Tetradrachm of Augustus

Place CreatedAntioch, Syria, Asia

CultureRoman

PeriodRoman Period, Reign of Augustus

Date27 BCE-14 CE

MediumSilver

Credit LineGift of Thomas K. Glenn

Dimensions1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)

Object numberX.0001.064

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present

ProvenanceEx coll. Thomas K. Glenn (1868-1946), Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

On view

Collections

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

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