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Dupondius of Livia

Roman (Artist)
22-23 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Bust of Livia, draped, right; beaded border. Reverse: Large S. C. as central image; beaded border.
This coin was issued under the authority of the emperor Tiberius for his mother Livia, the wife of Augustus.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] SALVS AVGVSTA [Translation] Augustan health [Inscription, Latin; reverse] TI(berius) CAESAR DIVI F(ilius) AVG(usti) TR(ibuniciae) POT(estate) XXIIII; in field, S(enatus) • C(onsulto) [Translation] Tiberius Caesar, son of the Divine Augustus, with tribunician power for the 24th time; by senatorial decree

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.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.647

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