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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.261
People
Faustina II, Roman (r. 161-175)
Title
Sestertius of Faustina II
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
176-180
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184734

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
25.2 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
sestertius

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMCRE, iv, no. 718, p. 490

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
1942.176.261
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust, dr., r.
Rev.: altar with a closed door

Verification Level

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