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Sestertius with Augustus seated, struck under Titus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 80–81
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35.5 mm. Weight: 28.22 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number64.495
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Augustus, radiate, seated left, holds branch in right hand, vertical sceptre in left. At left, lighted altar.
DIVVSAVGVSTVS PATER
Reverse: In center: S.C Above: REST IMPTCAESDIVIVESPFAVGPMTRPPPCOSVIII
DIVVSAVGVSTVS PATER
Reverse: In center: S.C Above: REST IMPTCAESDIVIVESPFAVGPMTRPPPCOSVIII
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Street, Philadelphia 3, Pa. (Hesperia Art Bulletin 24, no. 76); purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., April 8, 1964