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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.11
People
Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Title
As of Tiberius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
34-37 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196715

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.8 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
as
Date on Object
IMP VIII; TR POT XXXVI(I) or XXXIIX
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [TI CAESAR DI]VI AVG F AVGVS[T IMP VIII]
  • inscription: reverse: [PO]NTIF MAX TR POT XX[XIIX] around starting middle l.
    SC large to. l. and r.
  • Obverse Inscription: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVST IMP VIII
  • Reverse Inscription: S C; PONTIF MAX TR POT XXXVI(I) or XXXIIX

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 52, 58, or 64 p. 98; BMC 136-137

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.11
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Tiberius l.; around, [TI CAESAR D]IVI AVG F AVGVS[T IMP VIII].
Rev.: Rudder placed vertically across banded globe, small globe at base of rudder; to l. and r., S-C; around, [P]ONTIF MAX TR POT XX[XVI(I)] (or XX[XIIX]).

Verification Level

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