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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.257
People
Marcus Aurelius, Roman (r. 161 - 180 CE)
Title
Denarius of Marcus Aurelius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
162-163 CE
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186595

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.86 g
Denomination
denarius

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
2008.115.257
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: L VERUS AUG ARMENIACUS, bare head of Lucius Verus r.
Reverse: TR P III IMP II COS II, Armenia seated on ground l., l. hand on bow and quiver; to l., standard behind shields; to r., shield.

Verification Level

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