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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1852,0903.67
Denomination
cistophorus
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Bare head of Augustus, right.
(obverse)
Sphinx seated right.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Augustus (Octavian)
Cultures/periods
Roman Provincial
Production date
27BC
(circa)
Production place
Minted in:
Asia
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Weight:
12.160 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Augustus in his early years used a signet ring with a sphinx device
Bibliographic references
Sutherland 1970 / The Cistophori of Augustus
(73a)
RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius
(p114.702)
PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498.
(344)
PCG / A guide to the principal coins of the Greeks, from circ. 700 B.C. to A.D. 270
(p.80.8)
RPC1 / Roman provincial coinage. Vol.1, From the death of Caesar to the death of Vitellius (44 BC-AD 69)
(2204/1, p377)
Location
On display
(G70/dc8/p1/no10)
Subjects
emperor/empress
sphinx
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Augustus (Octavian)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Sotheby's
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Henry Perigal Borrell
Acquisition date
1852
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1852,0903.67
C&M catalogue number
RE1
(114)
(702)