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Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side.　

On the side of the coin on the left is the bust of a woman facing right, hair braided falling down her neck, held in place with a crown, loose clothing draped over shoulders; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: S A B I N A A V G V S T A / H A D R I A N I A V G P P. The other side of the coin depicts a woman seated on a throne, right arm outstretched holding a small bowl, left elbow resting on a small statue of a woman; under the throne, a horn shaped vessel; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: C O N C / O R D I A / A V G.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.250
People
Sabina, Roman (r. 117 - 136 CE)
Hadrian, Roman (r. 117-138 CE)
Title
Aureus of Hadrian struck for his wife Sabina, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
134 - 138 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195261

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3700, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Roman Art
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.39 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
aureus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: SABINAAVGVSTA HADRIANIAVGPP
  • Reverse Inscription: CONC ORDIA AVG

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC III, 894 n. p.353

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.250
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Sabina, draped, r., hair falling in plait down neck: it is waved at back and rises in crest over stephane above diadem
Rev.: Concordia, seated on throne, holding patera in r. hand, resting elbow on a statuette of Spes on a low base; cornucopia under throne

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
  • Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011
  • 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Coins

Verification Level

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