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Sestertius with Divus Augustus in elephant quadriga, struck under Tiberius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 35–36
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 36.5 mm. Weight: 25.85 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number67.628
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Divus Augustus seated, left on throne on car drawn by four elephants, each with mahout on its neck. Shields (?) on side of car.
DIVO/AVGVSTO/SPQR
Reverse: S.C (in center)
TI.CAESAR.DIVI.AVGFAVGVSTPMTRPOTXXXVII
DIVO/AVGVSTO/SPQR
Reverse: S.C (in center)
TI.CAESAR.DIVI.AVGFAVGVSTPMTRPOTXXXVII
ProvenanceBy 1966: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen Liste 274, March 1967, no. 36); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., May 10, 1967