1979.265: Cistophorus of Augustus, Ephesus
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.265
- People
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Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
- Title
- Cistophorus of Augustus, Ephesus
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 25 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Ephesos (Ionia)
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Early
- Culture
- Roman Provincial
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/183983
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 11.8 g
- Die Axis
- 12
- Denomination
- cistophorus
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: IMP.CAESAR
- Reverse Inscription: AVGVSTVS
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RIC I 2, 477, p. 80; RPC 2213; CA nos. 154-73
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor Randall Thompson in honor of Professor Mason Hammond
- Accession Year
- 1979
- Object Number
- 1979.265
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
-
Obv.: Bare head of Augustus r.; below, IMP.CAESAR; line border.
Rev.: Capricorn r., head l., with cornucopia on back; below, AVGVSTVS; all in laurel wreath.
Exhibition History
- Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
- Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008
- Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011
Verification Level
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