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Quadrans of Domitian
Obverse: Rhinoceros walking left; beaded border. Reverse: Large S • C in field; beaded border.
This unusual coin can be linked with games given by Domitian and celebrated in the poetry of Martial (de Spectaculis 11 and 26).
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mrs. Wyatt Tiffany, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by gift.
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 11/16 in. (1.81 cm); axis: 12:00
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Wyatt Tiffany, 1949
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.703