1979.429.55: Coin of Octavian, Uncertain Mint, Italy(?)
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.429.55
- People
-
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)
- Title
- Coin of Octavian, Uncertain Mint, Italy(?)
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- c. 38 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Uncertain Mint
- Period
- Roman Republican period
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/180965
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 16.57 g
- Die Axis
- 8
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Obverse Inscription: CAESAR DIVI F
- Reverse Inscription: DIVOS IVLIVS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RPC 620; RRC 535/1
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1979
- Object Number
- 1979.429.55
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Bare head of Octavian r., with slight beard; around, CAESAR [D]IVI F.
Rev.: Laureate head of Julius Caesar r.; around, [DIVOS IV]LIVS.
Verification Level
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