2003.100.9.10: Aftercast of a Sestertius of Vespasian with the Colosseum by Cavino

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2003.100.9.10

People

Vespasian, Roman (r. 69-79 CE)

Title

Aftercast of a Sestertius of Vespasian with the Colosseum by Cavino

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

18th century

Culture

Roman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/70736

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Cast

Dimensions

23.01 g

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES VESPASIAN. AVG . PM TR P VII

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

cf. BMC II p. xxiii

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the daughters of Florence and Mason Hammond

Accession Year

2003

Object Number

2003.100.9.10

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obverse: Laureate bust of Vespasian r.
Reverse View of the Colosseum showing the front from the outside and the back from the inside, tiers and arches, all containing figures; to left obelisk on base (meta sudans); to right part of a portico.

Publication History

• Ethan Lasser, ed., The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820, exh. cat., Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2017), p. 127, Plate 63 (contents of cabinet); p. 128, Plate 64d.

Exhibition History

• The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/19/2017 - 12/31/2017

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