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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.99.65
Title
Semis of Carthago Nova (Hispania)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
50 - 1 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania, Carthago Nova (Hispania)
Period
Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/174112

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.79 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
semis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: P BAEBIVS POLLIO II VIR QVIN
  • Reverse Inscription: C AQVINVS MELA II VIR QVIN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DCyP p. 97, 12: RPC I, 157

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.99.65
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Victory walking to r. holding a wreath in the r. and a palm in the left hand.
Rev.: Two signa.

Verification Level

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