Harvard Art Museums > 1942.176.59: Denarius of Octavian, Uncertain Mint, Italy 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"Denarius of Octavian, Uncertain Mint, Italy (Issued by Octavian) , 1942.176.59,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/196942. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1942.176.59 People Issued by Octavian, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE) Title Denarius of Octavian, Uncertain Mint, Italy Classification Coins Work Type coin Date 32 - 29 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Uncertain Mint Period Roman Imperial period, Early Culture Roman Imperial Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/196942 Physical Descriptions Medium silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 3.62 g Die Axis 5 Denomination denarius Inscriptions and Marks Reverse Inscription: In exergue, CAESAR.DIVI.F State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number RIC I 2, 263 p. 60 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 1942.176.59 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 Obverse: Victory, draped, standing r. on prow, holding wreath in r. hand and palm in l. hand. Reverse.: Octavian standing in ornamented slow quadriga r., holding branch in r. hand, reins in l. hand. In exergue. Publication History Ethan Lasser, ed., The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820, exh. cat., Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2017), p. 127, Plate 63 (contents of cabinet); p. 128, Plate 64a. Exhibition History The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/19/2017 - 12/31/2017 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
