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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.26
People
Issued by L. Aelius Verus Caesar, Roman
Title
Denarius of L. Aelius Caesar, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
137 CE
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181984

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.3 g
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, L AELIVS - CAESAR
  • Reverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, TR POT - COS II

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC 432

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
1942.176.26
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bare head of L. Aelius Caesar r.; around, L AELIVS - CAESAR.
Rev.: Pietas standing l., holding box of incense in l. hand, burning altar at feet; around, TR POT - COS II.

Verification Level

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