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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.310
People
Faustina II, Roman (r. 161-175)
Title
Sestertius of Faustina II
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
145-146
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184770

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
22.73 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
sestertius

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BMCRE, iv, no. 1059, p. 554

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.310
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust, dr., r., stephane
Rev.: Venus Genetrix, dr., standing, head l., holding apple in extended r. hand, a swaddled infant in l. arm, inscription almost illegible

Verification Level

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