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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.29
People
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Faustina II, Roman (r. 161-175)
Title
Denarius of Faustina II
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
138-161 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/192335

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.7 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: FAVSTINA AVGVSTA
  • inscription: reverse: AVGVSTI PII FIL

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC, iii, no. 497, p. 93

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Harvard College Library
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.29
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust, draped, r.
Rev.: Spes, draped, standing frontally, head l., holding up flower bud in r. hand and gathering up fold of skirt in l.

Verification Level

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