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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.238
People
Faustina I, Roman (r. 138-140)
Antoninus Pius, Roman (r. 138 - 161 CE)
Title
Denarius of Faustina I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
141-146
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179049

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.04 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
denarius

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCR iv, no. 319, p. 47

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.238
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust, dr., r.
Rev.: Front view of temple with six columns, in pediment: uncertain figures; on top in center above pediment: facing quadriga; at each corners: a victory with raised wings; temple on podium of 3? steps; PIETAS AVG

Verification Level

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