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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.45.16
People
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
As of Augustus, Lugdunum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 15 BCE-10 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/194898

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.25 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: CAESA[R PO]NT MAX
    l. down, r. up, outwardly
  • inscription: reverse: ROM ET AV[G] in exergue
  • Obverse Inscription: CAESAR PONT MAX
  • Reverse Inscription: ROM ET AVG

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 230 p. 57; BMC 549-560

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.45.16
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Augustus r.; around, CAESA[R PO]NT MAX.
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 one another; in exergue, ROM ET AV[G].

Verification Level

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