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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.30
People
Domitian, Roman (r. 81 - 96 CE)
Vespasian, Roman (r. 69-79 CE)
Title
As of Domitian under Vespasian, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
73-74 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196630

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.36 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
as
Date on Object
COS II
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: CAE[SAR] AVG F DOMITIAN [COS III]
  • inscription: reverse: PRINCIP IVVENT
    SC in l. and r. fields
  • Obverse Inscription: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II
  • Reverse Inscription: S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II.1 2, 672 p. 106

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.27.30
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Domitian r.; around, CA[ESAR] AVG F DOMITIAN COS II.
Rev.: Domitian riding l., r. hand raised, holding scepter topped with human head; in field, S - C.

Verification Level

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