2003.100.9.10: Aftercast of a Sestertius of Vespasian with the Colosseum by Cavino
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2003.100.9.10
- People
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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
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- 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
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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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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