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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.655
People
Moneyer: C. Cassius C.f. Celer, Roman
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Sestertius of C. Cassius C.f. Celer, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
16 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180598

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
28.82 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • design: Crescent-shaped dent in reverse, below CIVIS.
  • Obverse Inscription: Above, OB; within; CIVIS; below, SERVATOS
  • Reverse Inscription: SC; around, clockwise, C CASSIVS C F CELER IIIVIR AAAFF

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 374

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.655
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Wreath; above, OB; within, CIVIS; below, SERVATOS.
Rev.: SC; around, clockwise, C CASSIVS C F CELER IIIVIR AAAFF.

Verification Level

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