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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.244
People
Faustina I, Roman (r. 138-140)
Issued by Fronton
Title
Coin of Sardis under Faustina I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
138-161 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman Provincial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/94091

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
21.5 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: THEA FAYSTINA
  • Reverse Inscription: EPI KL FRONTONOC ACIAPX CTPATHGO A /CAPDIANWN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Frank L. Kovacs, Purchased from, 1993, Gift to HUAM, 1993.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG von Aulock 3154; Sardis 289

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of David Gordon Mitten in memory of H. Bartlett Wells, Harvard College Class of 1929, and Margareta Viesca Wells
Accession Year
2007
Object Number
2007.244
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Draped bust of Faustina to r.
Rev.: Hexastyle temple with statue of emperor in military dress

Verification Level

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