Sestertius
Faustina
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
175-unknown
Bronze
Overall: 1 1/4 in. (31 mm)
Weight: 24.1 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Glenn Babbitt
174.30.30172
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina right Reverse: Alper
Exhibition History
Artifacts of the Roman Empire, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 18-November 5, 1990.
Provenance
Glenn Babbitt; given to present collection, 1974.
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