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Sestertius with triumphal quadriga, struck under Tiberius
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 36–37
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm. Weight: 28.25 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.467
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Driverless quadriga; trophy and Victories (?) on side.
Reverse: in center: SC (large); around: TICAESARDIVIAVGFAVGVSTPMTRPOTXXXIIX
Reverse: in center: SC (large); around: TICAESARDIVIAVGFAVGVSTPMTRPOTXXXIIX
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Dr. La Salle Archambault Collection; by 1937: with Stack's, 32 W. 46th Street, New York, NY; 1941: purchased from Stack's by Cornelius C. Vermeule III; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998