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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1986.504.6
People
Octavian, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)
Title
Provincial Imitation of a Coin of Octavian, Italy(?)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 38 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Uncertain Mint
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175436

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.51 g
Die Axis
5
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: CAESAR DIVI F
  • Reverse Inscription: DIVOS IVLIVS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC 620; RRC 535/1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1986
Object Number
1986.504.6
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of Octavian r.; before, downwards, [C]AESAR; behind, downwards, DIVI F.
Rev.: Laureate head of Julius Caesar r.; before, downwards, DI[VOS]; behind, downwards, IV[L]IVS.

Verification Level

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