As of Augustus, Lugdunum | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1995.45.16
People: Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title: As of Augustus, Lugdunum
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 15 BCE-10 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lugdunum (Gaul)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture: Roman Imperial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/194898

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

10.25 g

Die Axis

1

Denomination

as

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: obverse: CAESA[R PO]NT MAX
l. down, r. up, outwardly
inscription: reverse: ROM ET AV[G] in exergue
Obverse Inscription: CAESAR PONT MAX
Reverse Inscription: ROM ET AVG

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RIC I 2, 230 p. 57; BMC 549-560

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year: 1995
Object Number: 1995.45.16
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Laureate head of Augustus r.; around, CAESA[R PO]NT MAX.
Rev.: Front elevation of the Altar of Lyons, decorated with the corona civica between laurels, these flanked by nude male figures; to l. and r., Victories on columns facing one another; in exergue, ROM ET AV[G].

Verification Level

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