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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.160
People
Domitian, Roman (r. 81 - 96 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Domitian, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
85 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180740

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
23.12 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS XI CENS
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI POT P P
  • Reverse Inscription: S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II.1 2, 361 p. 290

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.160
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Domitian r., with aegis; around, IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS POT P P.
Rev.: Domitian standing r., clasping hands over altar with officer standing l.; behind officer, one soldier with standard and two soldiers at r., one of which with aquila and wearing animal-skin headdress; in exergue, S C.

Verification Level

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