2005.115.162: Dupondius of Diva Faustina I, the Elder, Rome
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.115.162
- People
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Faustina I, Roman (r. 138-140)
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
- Title
- Dupondius of Diva Faustina I, the Elder, Rome
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 147 - 61 CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/20306
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 10.71 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- dupondius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: DIVA FAVSTINA
- Reverse Inscription: AVGVSTA
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Collection of Margarete Bieber
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- BMC IV, 1577 p.252
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
- 2005.115.162
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Bust of Faustina I to r., draped, hair elaborately waved and piled up in a bun on top of the head, band of pearls.
Rev.: Ceres veiled, draped, seated l. on throne, holding two ears of wheat in extended r, hand and long torch 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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