Harvard Art Museums > 1942.176.73: Quadrans of Augustus, Rome Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Quadrans of Augustus, Rome (Augustus) , 1942.176.73,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196914. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1942.176.73 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/196914 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Metal AE Technique Struck Dimensions 2.72 g Die Axis 4 Denomination quadrans Inscriptions and Marks (not assigned): A variation of RIC I 2, 462 in which the AAAFF and IIIVIR are swapped between obverse and reverse. See RIC I 2, p. 77 n. 447. Obverse Inscription: S C; SISENNA GALVS AAAFF Reverse Inscription: MESSALLA APRONIVS IIIVIR State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number RIC I 2, 462 var. p. 77; BMCRE 253-4; BMCRRII 4723,4724 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine Accession Year 1942 Object Number 1942.176.73 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: S C; around, SISENN[A GA]LVS AAAFF. Rev.: Altar; around, MESSALLA APRO[NIVS IIIVIR]. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
