1950.78.9: As of Augustus, Lugdunum
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1950.78.9
- People
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Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
- Title
- As of Augustus, Lugdunum
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- c. 15 BCE-10 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Early
- Culture
- Roman Imperial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/176548
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 10.62 g
- Die Axis
- 4
- Denomination
- as
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: CAESAR PONT MAX
- Reverse Inscription: ROM ET AVG
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RIC I 2, 230 p. 57; BMCRE 549-556;BMCRRII 204,205,208-211
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule III, Class of 1947
- Accession Year
- 1950
- Object Number
- 1950.78.9
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Laureate head of Augustus r.; around, CAESAR PONT MAX.
Rev.: Front elevation of the Altar of Lyons, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, these flanked by nude male figures; to l. and r., Victories on columns facing one another; in exergue, ROM ET AVG.
Verification Level
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