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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.429.156
People
Faustina I, Roman (r. 138-140)
Title
As or Dupondius of Faustina I
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
147-161
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179514

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
24.04 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
sestertius

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCR iv, no. 1501, p. 241, pl. 35.11

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.429.156
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust, dr., r.
Rev.: Faustina I, holding a vertical scepter, seated under a baldachin supported by 4 columns, on car (carpentum), drawn by two elephants, each ridden by a man (mahout); AETERNITAS/SC in ex.

Verification Level

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