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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.49
People
Faustina I, Roman (r. 138-140)
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Title
Denarius of Faustina I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
141-146
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/197238

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.11 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: DIVA AVG FAVSTINA
  • inscription: reverse: CONCORDIAE

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BMCR iv, no. 298, p. 44

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.49
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust, draped, r.
Rev.: Antoninus, togate, standing r., holding roll in l. hand and clasping r. hands with Faustina I, who stands, veiled, draped, holding vertical scepter in l. hand; CONCORDIAE

Verification Level

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