As of Tiberius, Rome | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1974.27.55
People: Tiberius, Roman (r. 14-37 CE)
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title: As of Tiberius, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 22/23-(?)30 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture: Roman Imperial
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/195589

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

9.54 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

as

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: obverse: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER l. up, r. down
inscription: reverse: SC large, l. and r. in field
PROVIDENT in exergue
(not assigned): 1974.27.55 and 1974.27.8 have mismatched photos and data. Will attempt to track down accession records.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RIC I 2, 81 p. 99; BMC 146-150

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, A Gift to the Museum from Arthur W. Arundel through the Harvard Fund Council, Class of 1951
Accession Year: 1974
Object Number: 1974.27.55
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: obverse: Head of Augustus, radiate, l.; reverse: Altar w/ panelled door in front; above, flames (?) escaping l. and r.

Verification Level

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