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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1986.537.40
People
Postumus, Roman (r. 259 - 268 CE)
Faustina II, Roman (r. 161-175)
Title
Sestertius of Postumus (overstruck on Faustina II)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
259-268 CE
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180642

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
24.75 g
Denomination
sestertius

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC V, p.334 pl.XV 7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year
1986
Object Number
1986.537.40
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust of Faustina, r., dr., on top of it struck a radiate crown and bust in profile, r., with slightly pointed beard; inscription reads FAVSTINA-[. .] POSTVMV[S]
Rev.: Female figure, stg, holding palladium ? and shield, SC; on top stuck a galley and a circle of dots, no rev. inscription

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