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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.133
People
Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Tiberius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
22-23 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196450

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
26.29 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
TR POT II
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: SC large, in centre
    DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N PONT TR POT II starting high r.
  • Reverse Inscription: S C; DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N PONT TR POT II

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 42 p. 97

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.133
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Confronting heads of two little boys on crossed cornucopias, caduceus between.
Rev.: S C; around, DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N PONT TR POT II.

Verification Level

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