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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.175
People
Faustina II, Roman (r. 161-175)
Title
Sestertius of Faustina II, the Younger, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
161 -75 CE
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Lazio, Rome
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/20270

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
24.35 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
sestertius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: FAVSTINA AVG / VSTA AVG PII F
  • Reverse Inscription: S C

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC IV 2194 p. 382

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.115.175
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Fasutina II draped to r., hair waved and fastened in chignon at the back.
Rev.: Diana draped, standing facing l., holding and arrow in extended r. hand and a bow on ground in l.

Exhibition History

  • Re-View: S422 (Ancient rotation) "The Scholar as Collector: Margarete Bieber (1879-1978)", Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/2011 - 06/18/2011

Verification Level

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