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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.225
People
Postumus, Roman (r. 259 - 268 CE)
Aureolus
Title
Antoninianus of Probus, issued by Aureolus, Milan mint
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 268
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Mediolanum (North Italy)
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179263

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.55 g
Denomination
antoninianus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP POSTVMVS AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: VIRTVS EQVIT

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC V(2), 388, p. 368

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.27.225
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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