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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.4
People
Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
As of Tiberius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
22/23-(?)30 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196378

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
10.18 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER l. up, r. down
  • inscription: reverse: SC large l. and r. in field
    PROVIDENT in exergue
  • Obverse Inscription: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER
  • Reverse Inscription: S C; PROVIDENT

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 81 p. 99; BMC 146-150

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.4
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Radiate head of Augustus l.; around, DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER.
Rev.: Altar-enclosure with double panelled door, uncertain ornaments on top; to l. and r., S-C; below, [P]ROVIDENT.

Verification Level

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