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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.122
People
Issued by Q. Antonius Balbus, Roman
Title
Serrate Denarius of Q. Antonius Balbus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
83 BCE-82 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186001

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.98 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Behind, S.C downwards
  • Reverse Inscription: Below, control mark (G); in exergue, Q.ANTO.BALB/PR (ANT and AL in ligature)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 364/1d

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.122
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Jupiter r.; behind, S.C downwards. Border of dots.
Rev.: Victory in quadriga r., holding reins and palm branch in l. hand and wreath in r. hand; below, control mark (G); in exergue, Q.ANTO.BALB/PR (ANT and AL in ligature). Border of dots.

Verification Level

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