2003.264: Denarius of Augustus, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2003.264

People

Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)

Title

Denarius of Augustus, Rome

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

16 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)

Period

Roman Imperial period

Culture

Roman Imperial

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/71148

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.77 g

Die Axis

4

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: L MESCINIVS RVFVS IIIVIR; IMP | CAES | AVGV | COMM | CONS; S C
• Reverse Inscription: I O M | SPQR V S | PR S IMP CAE | QVOD PER EV | R P IN AMP | AT Q TRAN | SE (AN of TRAN ligate)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. Purchased from Edward Gans 1948
M7M 52, 1975, #632

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RIC I 2, 358, p. 68; BMC 91-93

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund

Accession Year

2003

Object Number

2003.264

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Cippus inscribed [I]MP | CAES | AVGV | COMM | CONS; to l. and r., S - C; around, L MESC[INIVS RVF]VS IIIVIR.
Rev.: Oak wreath tied at top, within which inscription I O M | SPQR V S | PR S IMP CAE | QVOD PER EV | R P IN AMP | AT Q TRAN | S E (AN in penultimate line ligate): "To Jupiter Optimus Maximus the Senate and the Roman people have undertaken vows on behalf of the health of the emperor Caesar (sc. Augustus) because through him the republic is in a greater and more tranquil state."

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