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Sestertius with head of Augustus
Roman
Imperial Period
about 25 B.C.
Mint: Asia, Uncertain
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 38 mm. Weight: 27.78 gm.
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number60.138
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Augustus, bare, to right.
AVGVSTVS
Reverse: In circle of dots within laurel wreath: CA
AVGVSTVS
Reverse: In circle of dots within laurel wreath: CA
ProvenanceBy 1959: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, London, W.C. 2; 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)