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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.18
People
Issued by Octavian, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Quinarius of Octavian, Uncertain Mint, Italy
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
29 BCE-27 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Uncertain Mint
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181084

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
1.74 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
quinarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Behind, CAESAR
  • Reverse Inscription: To r., ASIA downwards; to l., RECEPTA downwards

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 276

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3445.18
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of Octavian r.; behind, CAESAR upwards. Countermarks on portrait.
Rev.: Victory standing l. on cestus, holding palm branch over shoulder in l. hand and wreath in r. hand; to either side, coiled snake; to r., ASIA downwards; to l., RECEPT[A] downwards.

Verification Level

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