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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.56.134
People
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Colonia Patricia (Cordoba) under Augustus with "Permissu Caesaris Augusti"
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
12 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania, Colonia Patricia (Hispania)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/177314

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
21.59 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: PER [MISSV CAE] SARIS AVGVSTI
  • Reverse Inscription: COL/ ONIA/ [PA / TR/ ICIA]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DCyP p. 109,11; RPC I, 128

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.56.134
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare bust of Augustus to l.
Rev.: Eagle between two standards.

Verification Level

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