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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.99.119
People
Moneyer: L. Caecilius Metellus, Roman
Title
Anonymous Triens, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 128 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/174332

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.47 g
Die Axis
2
Denomination
triens
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: Below, ROMA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 262/3

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.99.119
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Minerva r., wearing Corinthian helmet; behind, four pellets vertical. Border of dots.
Rev.: Prow r.; above, elephant's head; before, four pellets vertical; below, ROMA.

Verification Level

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