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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.90
People
Decentius, Roman (r. 351 - 353 CE)
Title
Maiorina of Decentius
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
351-353
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Uncertain European Mint
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/178482

Physical Descriptions

Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.41 g
Die Axis
6
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC VIII

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3445.90
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of Decentius r., draped, cuirassed, and bareheaded.
Reverse: Christogram flanked by A and ω.

Verification Level

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