Dupondius of Augustus, Lugdunum | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1942.176.83
People: Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title: Dupondius of Augustus, Lugdunum
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 9-14 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture: Roman Imperial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/180962

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

10.27 g

Die Axis

1

Denomination

dupondius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE
Reverse Inscription: ROM ET AVG

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RIC I 2, 232 p. 58; BMC 567

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: 1942.176.83
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Laureate head of Augustus to r.; around, CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE.
Rev.: Front elevation of the Altar of Lyons, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, these flanked by nude male figures; to l. and r., Victories on columns facing one another; in exergue, ROM ET AVG.

Verification Level

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