1997.260.321: Princeps Felix coin of Octavian from an uncertain mint in Cilicia
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1997.260.321
- People
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Octavian, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
- Title
- Princeps Felix coin of Octavian from an uncertain mint in Cilicia
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 31-27 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cilicia
- Period
- Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/212734
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 8.28 g
- Die Axis
- 5
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: PRINCEPS FELIX
- Reverse Inscription: COLONIA / IVLIA / II VIR VE TER
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Gift of Richard Wells
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- SNG Lev 597; RPC 4083
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
- Accession Year
- 1997
- Object Number
- 1997.260.321
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Bare head of Octavian/Augustus r.
Rev.: Two humped oxen pulling plough to l.
Verification Level
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