Denarius of L. Aemilius Buca, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1979.429.50
People: Moneyer: L. Aemilius Buca, Roman
Portrait of Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)
Title: Denarius of L. Aemilius Buca, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 44 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/180315

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.31 g

Die Axis

10

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: To l. CAESAR.DICT downwards; to r. PERPETVO upwards
Reverse Inscription: Below, L.BVCA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 480/6

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year: 1979
Object Number: 1979.429.50
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Head of Julius Caesar r. wearing the corona aurea of the triumphator; crescent countermark on cheek. Border of dots.
Reverse: Fasces (without axe) and caduceus in saltire; to l., axe; to r., globe; above, clasped hands. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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