1974.27.203: Coin of Magnentius
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1974.27.203
- People
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Magnentius, Roman (r. 350 - 353 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Magnentius
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 351-353
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Aquileia (North Italy)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
- Culture
- Roman Imperial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/179344
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 4.32 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: DN MAGNENTIVS PF AVG
- Reverse Inscription: GLORIA ROMANORVM
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Bastien 311; RIC VIII 148, p. 329.
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
- 1974.27.203
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Bust of Magnentius r.; draped, cuirassed, and bareheaded; A behind.
Reverse: Emperor l. holding victory on a globe and a standard with chi-rho; captives to l. and r. A in field to l.; AQT in exergue.
Verification Level
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