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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.321
People
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
  • 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
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of Octavian/Augustus r.
Rev.: Two humped oxen pulling plough to l.

Verification Level

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