1976.79.95: Sestertius of Commodus
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1976.79.95
- People
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Commodus, Roman (r. 177-192)
- Title
- Sestertius of Commodus
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 180-192 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Middle
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/196045
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 23.09 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- sestertius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: obverse: DIVVS MA ANTONINV[S]
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inscription: reverse: [CONSEC]R[ATIO]
SC l. and r. in field
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1976
- Object Number
- 1976.79.95
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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obverse: Head, bare, r.
reverse: Eagle, holding thunderbolt in claws, soaring r., bearing Marcus on its back, draped, reclining l., raising r. hand and holding long sceptre transversely in l.
Verification Level
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