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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.153
People
Sabina, Roman (r. 117 - 136 CE)
Hadrian, Roman (r. 117-138 CE)
Title
Denarius of Hadrian in the name of Sabina, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
2nd century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/20302

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.19 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: SABINA AVGVSTA
  • Reverse Inscription: VENERI GENETRICI

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCRE III Hadrian 944

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
2005.115.153
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Draped bust of Sabina r., diademed; around, SABINA AVGVSTA.
Rev.: Venus, draped, stg. front, head r., holding apple up in l. hand and drawing a fold of drapery from l. shoulder with r. hand; around, VENERI GENETRICI.

Verification Level

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