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Sestertius with inscribed shield, struck under Tiberius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 36–37
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 28.89 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.139
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Inscribed shield surrounded by laurel wreath and supported by two capricorns, facing; below capricorns, globe.
OB/CIVES/SER (on shield); DIVO AVGVSTO SPQR (around)
Reverse: S C (in center)
TICAESARDIVIAVGFAVGVSTPMTRPOTXXXIIX (around)
OB/CIVES/SER (on shield); DIVO AVGVSTO SPQR (around)
Reverse: S C (in center)
TICAESARDIVIAVGFAVGVSTPMTRPOTXXXIIX (around)
ProvenanceBy 1959: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, London; March 10, 1960: purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. for £ 104/10/0 (this is the total price for 60.138-60.147)