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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1963.44.2
People
Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Dupondius of Tiberius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
22/23-(?)30 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196958

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.5 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
dupondius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER
  • inscription: reverse: SC large l. and r. in field
    PROVIDENT in exergue
  • Obverse Inscription: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER
  • Reverse Inscription: S C; PROVIDENT

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 81 p. 99; BMC 146-150

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb in memory of William Eliot Lamb, Class of 1858, Keeper and Cataloguer of the coins of the University in that year
Accession Year
1963
Object Number
1963.44.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Radiate head of Augustus l.; around, DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER.
Rev.: Altar-enclosure with double panelled door, uncertain ornaments on top; to l. and r., S-C; below, PROVIDENT.

Verification Level

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