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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.259
People
Marcus Aurelius, Roman (r. 161 - 180 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Marcus Aurelius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
161-162 CE
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186584

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
26.76 g
Denomination
sestertius

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
2008.115.259
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: IMP CAES L AUREL-VERUS AUG, laureate head of Verus r.
Reverse: CONCORD AUGUSTOR TR P II/COS II/ S C, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus clasping right hands and holding rolls in left hands.

Exhibition History

  • The Portrait, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/15/2004 - 01/09/2005

Verification Level

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