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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.247
People
Vespasian, Roman (r. 69-79 CE)
Title
Aureus of Vespasian, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
76 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195260

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.29 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
aureus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: AETERNITAS

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II.1 2, 838 p. 119

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.247
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate bust of Vespasian r.; around, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG.
Rev.: Aeternitas standing l. holding heads of Sun and Moon; to l., altar.

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
  • Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

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