Denarius of L. Sempronius Pitio, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1963.44.54
People: Moneyer: L. Sempronius Pitio, Roman
Title: Denarius of L. Sempronius Pitio, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 148 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/180686

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.6 g

Die Axis

3

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: Behind, PITIO downwards; before, mark of value (X)
Reverse Inscription: Below, L.SEMP (MP in ligature); below, in linear frame, ROMA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 216/1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb in memory of William Eliot Lamb, Class of 1858, Keeper and Cataloguer of the coins of the University in that year
Accession Year: 1963
Object Number: 1963.44.54
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, PITIO downwards; before, mark of value (X). Border of dots.
Rev.: Dioscuri r.; below, L.SEMP (MP in ligature); below, in linear frame, ROMA. Line border.

Verification Level

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