1942.176.31: Denarius of Mn. Cordius Rufus, Rome
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1942.176.31
- People
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Moneyer: Mn. Cordius Rufus, Roman
- Title
- Denarius of Mn. Cordius Rufus, Rome
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- c. 46 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Republican period
- Culture
- Roman Republican
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/180057
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.82 g
- Die Axis
- 11
- Denomination
- denarius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: Around, counter-clockwise, RVFVS.IIIVIR
- Reverse Inscription: Behind, MN.CORDIVS (MN in ligature)
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RRC 463/1b
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
- Accession Year
- 1942
- Object Number
- 1942.176.31
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Jugate heads of Dioscuri r., pilei decorated with fillet; around, RVFVS.IIIVIR. Border of dots.
Rev.: Venus standing l., holding scales in r. hand and sceptre in l. hand, with Cupid on shoulder; behind, MN.CORDIVS (MN in ligature). Border of dots.
Verification Level
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