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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.1048
People
Issued by Octavian, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Coin of Octavian, Vindobona, Gaul
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
36 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Gaul
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181550

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
18.01 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
dupondius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Above, IMP; below, CAESAR; to l., DIVI IVLI downwards; to r., DIVI F downwards
  • Reverse Inscription: Above, C.I.V.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RPC I 517

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.1048
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare heads of Julius Caesar, l., and Octavian, r.; above, IMP; below, CAESAR; to l., DIVI.I[VLI] downwards; to r., [DIVI.F] downwards.
Rev.: Prow r., with superstructure; above, C.I.V.

Verification Level

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