Denarius of Augustus, Colonia Patricia | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1942.176.64
People: Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title: Denarius of Augustus, Colonia Patricia
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 19 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania, Colonia Patricia (Hispania)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture: Roman Imperial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/197095

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.72 g

Die Axis

7

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: CAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse Inscription: MART VLT

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RIC I 2, 70a p. 47; BMCRE 370

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: 1942.176.64
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bare head of Augustus r.; around, CAESAR AVGVSTVS
Rev.: Front view of round temple, with domed roof and acroteria, showing four columns on podium of three steps; in centre, Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak, standing l., holding aquila in r. hand and trophy over l. shoulder in l.; in exergue, MART VLT; line border

Verification Level

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