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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1963.44.55
People
Moneyer: Q. Minucius Rufus, Roman
Title
Denarius of Q. Minucius Rufus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 122 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181000

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.94 g
Die Axis
4
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Behind, RVF downwards; before, mark of value (X)
  • Reverse Inscription: Below, Q.MINV; in exergue, ROMA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 277/1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb in memory of William Eliot Lamb, Class of 1858, Keeper and Cataloguer of the coins of the University in that year
Accession Year
1963
Object Number
1963.44.55
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, RVF downwards; before, mark of value (X). Border of dots.
Rev.: Dioscuri r.; below, Q.MINV; in exergue, ROMA. Line border.

Verification Level

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