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Aureus with head of Augustus
Roman or modern (?)
Imperial Period or modern (?)
about 27–20 B.C. (?)
Mint: Pergamum (?)
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 8.02 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number00.283
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Augustus, laureate, to left.
CAESAR
Reverse: Cow walking to right.
AVGVSTVS
CAESAR
Reverse: Cow walking to right.
AVGVSTVS
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; March 1900: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren