1942.176.70: Quadrans of Augustus, Lugdunum
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1942.176.70
- People
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Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
- Title
- Quadrans of Augustus, Lugdunum
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- c. 15 BCE-10 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Early
- Culture
- Roman Imperial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/196915
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Orichalcum Orichalcum
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.13 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- quadrans
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: IMP CAESAR
- Reverse Inscription: AVGVSTVS DIVI F
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RIC I 2, 228 p. 57; BMRE 564; BMCRRII 212
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
- 1942.176.70
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Bare head of Augustus r.; around, [IMP CAESAR].
Rev.: Bull butting l.; above, [A]VGVSTV[S]; in exergue, [DIVI F].
Verification Level
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