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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1986.504.7
People
Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Tiberius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
35-36 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/175512

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
27.92 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DIVO | AVGVSTO | S P Q R
  • Reverse Inscription: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXXVII

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 62 p. 98

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
1986.504.7
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Quadriga of elephants l., with riders (mahouts); figure of Augustus, radiate, in the car, r. hand holding laurel-branch, l. hand long sceptre; in field, DIVO | AVGVSTO | S P Q R.
Rev.: S C; around, TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST P M TR POT XXXVII.

Verification Level

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