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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.122
People
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Gaius Caesar, Roman (lived 20 BCE - 4 CE)
Lucius Caesar, Roman (lived 17 BCE - 2 CE)
Title
Denarius of Augustus, Lugdunum
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
2 BCE-4 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196386

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.54 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [CAESAR AVG]VSTV[S DI]VI F PATER PATR[IAE] r. up, l. down, outwardly
  • inscription: reverse: C L CAESARES AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT
  • Obverse Inscription: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE
  • Reverse Inscription: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT; C L CAESARES

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 210 p. 56; BMCRE 540-543

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.122
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Augustus r.; around, [CAESAR AVG]VSTV[S DI]VI F PATER PATR[IAE].
Rev.: Gaius and Lucius Caesar on l. and r. stg. front, each togate and resting hand on shield; behind each shield, a spear; above, on l. lituus r. and on r. simpulum l.; around, AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT; in exergue, C L CAESARES.

Verification Level

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