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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.99.114
People
Anonymous
Title
Double Litra of Rome, Uncertain Mint, South Italy
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
275 BCE-260 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, South Italy (Uncertain Mint)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/174395

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.72 g
Die Axis
4
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: In exergue, ROMANO

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Rutter (HN3 Italy) 276; RRC 16/1a

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
1982.99.114
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Female head r., hair bound with ribbon; border of dots.
Rev.: Lion r., holding spear in mouth and touching spear with l. forepaw; in exergue, [RO]MAN[O].

Verification Level

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