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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.258
People
Faustina II, Roman (r. 161-175)
Title
Denarius of Faustina II
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
161-176
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185012

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.31 g
Die Axis
1
Denomination
denarius

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC iii, no. 657, p. 268

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
1942.176.258
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust, dr. r.
Rev.: Fecunditas Augustae/Faustina holding two infants i her arms, on l. infant extending l. arm towards her, to the r. a slightly taller infant extending r. arm towards her

Verification Level

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