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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.266
People
Commodus, Roman (r. 177-192)
Crispina, Roman (r. 180 - 183 CE)
Title
As of Crispina
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
180-183 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/169353

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: CRISPINA - AVGVSTA
  • Reverse Inscription: HILARITAS / S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC III, 678, p. 443; BMC 428-30

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.266
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: CRISPINA AUGUSTA, bust of Crispina r.
Reverse: HILARITAS / S C, Hilaritas, holding palm and cornucopia, standing l.

Verification Level

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