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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.492
People
Gratian, Roman (r. 367 - 383 CE)
Title
Siliqua of Gratian, Trier
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
367-378
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Trier (Germania)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181951

Physical Descriptions

Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.23 g
Die Axis
2
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: DN GRATIANVS PF AVG
  • Reverse Inscription: VRBS ROMA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC IX 27f or 45b, p. 19 or 22.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.492
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Bust of Gratian r., draped, cuirassed, with pearl diadem.
Reverse: Roma seated l. holding globe with Victory in r. hand and spear in l. hand. TRPS in exergue.

Verification Level

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