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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.100.9.10
People
Vespasian, Roman (r. 69-79 CE)
Title
Aftercast of a Sestertius of Vespasian with the Colosseum by Cavino
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
18th century
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/70736

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
23.01 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES VESPASIAN. AVG . PM TR P VII

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BMC II p. xxiii

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the daughters of Florence and Mason Hammond
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.100.9.10
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Laureate bust of Vespasian r.
Reverse View of the Colosseum showing the front from the outside and the back from the inside, tiers and arches, all containing figures; to left obelisk on base (meta sudans); to right part of a portico.

Publication History

  • Ethan Lasser, ed., The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820, exh. cat., Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2017), p. 127, Plate 63 (contents of cabinet); p. 128, Plate 64d.

Exhibition History

Verification Level

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