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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.1046
People
Issued by Octavian, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Coin of Octavian, Uncertain Mint, Italy
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
?38 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Uncertain Mint
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181130

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
11.78 g
Die Axis
7
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Before, DIVOS downwards; behind, IVLIVS downwards
  • Reverse Inscription: Before, CAESAR downwards; behind, DIVI.F downwards

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 535/1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.1046
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Julius Caesar r.; before, DIVOS downwards; behind, [IVLIVS] downwards.
Rev.: Bare head of Octavian r.; before, CAESAR downwards; behind, DIVI.F downwards.

Verification Level

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