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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.212
Title
As of Celsa (Colonia Lepida)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
48 - 36 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania, Celsa (Hispania)
Period
Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196180

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
15.57 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: COL VIC IVL LEP
  • inscription: reverse: PRQVIN
    [M] FVL COTA[S]
  • Obverse Inscription: COL VIC IVL LEP
  • Reverse Inscription: PR QVIN / M FVL C OTAC

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DCyP p. 237, 18; RPC I, 261

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.212
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Winged bust of Victory to r. with palm over shoulder.
Rev.: Colonist with chariot of oxen plowing to r.

Verification Level

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