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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.429.136
People
Sabina, Roman (r. 117 - 136 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Sabina
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
128-136
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179176

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
27.41 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
sestertius

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC iii, no. 1883, p. 538, pl. 99.4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.429.136
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust, dr., r., hair in plait down neck, diadem over stephane
Rev.: Vesta (?), veiled, dr., seated l., holding palladium on r. hand and sceptre slanting upwards to. r., in l. hand

Verification Level

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