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Augustus
Augustus
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Augustus

Artist Roman
Date27 CE
Mediumsilver
Dimensions2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Emily Townsend Vermeule and Cornelius Vermeule in memory of Francis Henry Taylor
Object number1999.341
Descriptionsilver tetradrachm coin

Obverse: Head of Augustus laureate right.

Reverse: Inscription and Tyche of Antioch right wearing turreted crown and holding palm branch in right hand, river Orontes swimming right beneath.ProvenanceCornelius Vermeule
On View
Not on view
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Conservation Status: After Treatment
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