Dupondius of Domitian
Obverse: Head of Domitian, radiate, right; beaded border. Reverse: Fortuna, standing left, draped, holding cornucopia in left hand, rudder in right; beaded border.
This dupondius was worth 1/200 of a gold aureus.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.
Exhibitions
2015 | From Rubens to the Grand Tour. Academy Art Museum, Easton. |
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Harold Landon, 1943
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.
59.646