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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.40.589
People
Anonymous
Title
Anonymous Sextans, Uncertain Mint, Central Italy
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
211 BCE-208 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Central Italy
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/178844

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.64 g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
sextans
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: Above, ROMA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 61/6

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Harvard College Library
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.40.589
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Mercury r.; above, two pellets horizontal.
Rev.: Prow r.; above, Victory with wreath, and ROMA; below, two pellets horizontal.

Verification Level

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