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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1974.27.257
People
Augustin Dupré, French (Saint-Etienne, France 1748 - 1833 Paris, France)
Title
One Centime Coin
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1851
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184279

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
1.8 cm diam. x 0.1 cm depth (11/16 x 1/16 in.)
2.02 g
Denomination
centime
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: lower edge of obv: Dupre [in script]
  • inscription: obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
  • inscription: reverse: UN / CENTIME / 1851 / A

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Arthur W. Arundel, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1974.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year
1974
Object Number
1974.27.257
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: female head in Phrygian cap ("Marianne") in profile left; on reverse: privy marks of pointing hand and [?]. Obverse and reverse have border of dots.

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