2005.115.92: Denarius of Octavian, Rome
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.115.92
- People
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Octavian, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
- Title
- Denarius of Octavian, Rome
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 30 BCE-29 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Republican period
- Culture
- Roman Republican
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/21090
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.56 g
- Die Axis
- 11
- Denomination
- denarius
- Inscriptions and Marks
-
- Reverse Inscription: IMP.CAESAR on arch
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Collection of Margarete Bieber
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RIC I 267
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
- 2005.115.92
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Bare head of Octavian r. Line border.
Rev.: Octavian in quadriga facing on triumphal arch inscribed IMP.CAESAR. Line border.
Verification Level
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