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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.109
People
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Quadrans of Augustus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
5 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196470

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.4 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
quadrans
Inscriptions and Marks
  • design: The terms AAAFF and IIIVIR are swapped from RIC I 2, 448 (cf. RIC I 2, p. 77 n. 447).
  • Obverse Inscription: S C; GALVS APRONIVS AAAFF
  • Reverse Inscription: SISENNA MESSALLA IIIVIR

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 448 var. p. 77; var. BMCRE 264; BMCRRII 4734

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.109
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: S C; around, GALVS APRONIVS AAAFF.
Rev.: Altar; around, SISENNA MESSALLA IIIVIR.

Verification Level

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