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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.52
People
Head of Livia, Roman
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Coin of Alexandria under Augustus with Head of Livia
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
11/12 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176622

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.44 g
Die Axis
12
Date on Object
Year 41
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ΕΥΘΗΝΙΑ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC 5063, BMC 28, SNG Cop 38

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.419.52
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Draped bust of Livia r.
Rev.: Bust of Euthenia r.

Verification Level

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