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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.87
People
Faustina II, Roman (r. 161-175)
Title
Sestertius of Faustina II
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
161-176
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185067

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
26.29 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
sestertius

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCRE iv, no. 960, p. 537

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Harvard College Library
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.87
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: bust, dr. r., diadem two rows of pearls
Rev.: Venus, standing, dr., head r., r. breast bare, holding palladium in extended r. hand, shield on a base/helmnet; on shield: the she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus

Verification Level

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