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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.256
People
Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Title
Quadrans of Tiberius, Lugdunum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
14-21 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184753

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.15 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
quadrans
Inscriptions and Marks
  • (not assigned): Reverse double-struck.
  • (not assigned): RIC I 2, p. 95 gives two different entries as follows, differentiated only by bare/laureate head and by denomination:
    RIC I 2 Tiberius 31: denomination "AE2" (taken from Cohen 40), featuring obverse type of Tiberius head laureate
    RIC I 2 Tiberius 32: denomination "quadrans", featuring obverse type of Tiberius head bare
    The OCRE website, however, puts only laureate specimens under #32. Our coin is comparable to the images provided there.
  • Obverse Inscription: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS
  • Reverse Inscription: ROM ET AVG

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 31-32 p. 95; BMC 569

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.256
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Tiberius r.; around, [TI C]AESAR D[IVI AVG F] AVGVST[VS].
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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