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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.73
People
Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title
Quadrans of Augustus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
5 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196914

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.72 g
Die Axis
4
Denomination
quadrans
Inscriptions and Marks
  • (not assigned): A variation of RIC I 2, 462 in which the AAAFF and IIIVIR are swapped between obverse and reverse. See RIC I 2, p. 77 n. 447.
  • Obverse Inscription: S C; SISENNA GALVS AAAFF
  • Reverse Inscription: MESSALLA APRONIVS IIIVIR

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC I 2, 462 var. p. 77; BMCRE 253-4; BMCRRII 4723,4724

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
1942.176.73
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: S C; around, SISENN[A GA]LVS AAAFF.
Rev.: Altar; around, MESSALLA APRO[NIVS IIIVIR].

Verification Level

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