Harvard Art Museums > 1942.176.61: Cistophorus of Augustus, Ephesus Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Cistophorus of Augustus, Ephesus (Augustus) , 1942.176.61,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/197012. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1942.176.61 People Augustus, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE) Title Cistophorus of Augustus, Ephesus Classification Coins Work Type coin Date c. 25 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Ephesos (Ionia) Period Roman Imperial period, Early Culture Roman Imperial Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/197012 Physical Descriptions Medium Silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 11.4 g Die Axis 12 Denomination cistophorus Inscriptions and Marks Obverse Inscription: IMP CAESAR Reverse Inscription: AVGVSTVS State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number RIC I 2, 479, p. 80; BMCRE 694-695; Ashmolean 680,681 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine Accession Year 1942 Object Number 1942.176.61 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Head of Augustus, bare, r.; below, IMP CAESAR; line border. Rev.: Garlanded altar sculpted with two confronting hinds; above, AVGVSTVS; line border. Exhibition History The Portrait, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/15/2004 - 01/09/2005 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
