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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.98
People
Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Title
Dupondius of Tiberius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
21-22 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/21040

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
14.41 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
dupondius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Below, PIETAS
  • Reverse Inscription: SC; around, counter-clockwise, DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVGVSTI F TR POT ITER

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I (2) Tiberius 43; BMC 98

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
2005.115.98
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Pietas, veiled and diademed; below, PIETAS. Border of dots.
Rev.: SC; around, counter-clockwise, DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVGVSTI F TR POT ITER. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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