Coin of Alexandria under Augustus with Head of Livia

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1979.419.52
People: Head of Livia, Roman
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title: Coin of Alexandria under Augustus with Head of Livia
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 11/12 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Alexandria (Egypt)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture: Roman Provincial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/176622

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

5.44 g

Die Axis

12

Date on Object

Year 41

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: ΕΥΘΗΝΙΑ

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RPC 5063, BMC 28, SNG Cop 38

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year: 1979
Object Number: 1979.419.52
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Draped bust of Livia r.
Rev.: Bust of Euthenia r.

Verification Level

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