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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.194
People
Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Title
As of Tiberius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
15-16 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196149

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.18 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
as
Date on Object
IMP VII TR P XVII
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGV[ST IMP VII] starting low l.
    or variant AVGV[STVS IMP VII]
  • inscription: reverse: SC large, l. and r. of type
    PONTIF MAX[IM TRIBV]N POTEST XVII starting high r.
  • Obverse Inscription: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST[(VS) IMP VII]
  • Reverse Inscription: S C; PONTIF MAXIM TRIBVN POTEST XVII

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 33 or 35; BMC 65

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3445.194
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of Tiberius r.; around, TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGV[ST(VS) IMP VII].
Rev.: Draped female figure seated r.., feet on stool, r. hand holding patera, l. hand long scepter; to l. and r., S-C; around, PONTIF M[AXIM TRIBVN] POTEST XVII.

Verification Level

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