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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.143
People
Issued by C. Clovius, Roman
Struck for C. Julius Caesar, Roman (r. 59-44 BCE)
Title
Coin of C. Clovius for Julius Caesar, Uncertain Mint
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
45 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Uncertain Mint
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185933

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
13.28 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Before, CAESAR.DIC.TER
  • Reverse Inscription: To l., C.CLOVI downwards; to r., PRAEF upwards

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 476/1b

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.143
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Draped bust of Victory r.; before, CAESAR.DIC.TE[R]. Border of dots.
Rev.: Minerva standing l., holding trophy over shoulder with r. hand and with l. hand holding spear and shield, decorated with gorgoneion, and from which hang streamers; before, snake; to l., C.CLOVI; to r., PRAEF. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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