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Cistophorus of Augustus

Roman (Artist)
19-18 BCE (Early Roman Imperial)
silver; struck
(Roman Empire )

Obverse: Head of Augustus, bare, right; solid border.
Reverse: Shrine with open door revealing legionary vexillum (military standard) within; solid border.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] IMP(erator) IX TR(ibunicia) PO(testas) V [Translation] Imperator nine times, tribunician power five times [Inscription, Latin; reverse] MART(i) VLTO(re) [Translation] To Mars the Avenger

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1977-1978 I, Claudius: Art in the Age of Julio-Claudians. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Geographies

Roman Empire (Place of Origin) Turkey, Asia Minor, Pergamum (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 1 in. (2.61 cm); axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

59.23

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