1976.40.351: As of Sextus Pompey in the name of Pompey the Great, Spain and Sicily
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1976.40.351
- People
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Issued by Sextus Pompey, Roman (c. 76/70-35 BCE)
In the name of Pompey the Great, Roman (106-48 BCE)
- Title
- As of Sextus Pompey in the name of Pompey the Great, Spain and Sicily
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- c. 45 BCE onwards
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Sicily
- Period
- Roman Republican period
- Culture
- Roman Republican
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/181444
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 25.45 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- as
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: Above, MGN or MAGN (MA in ligature)
- Reverse Inscription: Above, PIVS; below, IMP
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RRC 479/1
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from Harvard College Library
- Accession Year
- 1976
- Object Number
- 1976.40.351
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Laureate head of Janus, with features of Cn. Pompeius Magnus; above, [M]GN or [MA]GN (MA in ligature).
Rev.: Prow r.; above, [PI]VS; below, IMP.
Verification Level
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