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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.154
People
Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
As of Tiberius struck under Augustus, Lugdunum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
12-14 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186353

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.87 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
as
Date on Object
IMPERAT VII
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT VII
  • Reverse Inscription: ROM ET AVG

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 245 p.58

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.154
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Tiberius r.; around, TI CAESAR AVG[VST] F IMPERAT VII.
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 each other; in exergue, ROM ET AVG.

Verification Level

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