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Quinarius with head of Augustus

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Quinarius with head of Augustus

Roman

Imperial Period

A.D. 7–8

Mint: Lugdunum

Medium/Technique Gold

Dimensions Diameter: 16.5 mm. Weight: 3.90 gm. Die Axis: 2

Credit Line Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour

Accession Number1975.763

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome

ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins

DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Augustus to right.
AVGVSTVS DIVIF
Reverse: Victory seated right on globe, holding wreath in both hands.
TRPOT XXX

ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, June 11, 1975, as Apparatus (reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, March 10, 1976)