1979.429.50: Denarius of L. Aemilius Buca, Rome
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1979.429.50
- People
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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
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- 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
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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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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