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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.28
People
Moneyer: M. Aburius M.f. Geminus, Roman
Title
Denarius of M. Aburius M.f. Geminus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 132 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180977

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.68 g
Die Axis
9
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: GEM behind, downwards; before, mark of value (XVI in monogram)
  • Reverse Inscription: Below, M.ABVRI (AB and VR in ligature); ROMA in exergue

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 250/1

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
1942.176.28
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, GEM; before, mark of value (XVI in monogram). Border of dots.
Rev.: Sol in quadriga r., holding reins in l. hand and whip in r. hand; below, M.ABVRI (AB and VR in ligature); ROMA in exergue. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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