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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.12
People
Moneyer: C. Marcius Censorinus, Roman
Title
As of C. Marcius Censorinus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 88 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181062

Physical Descriptions

Medium
bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
12.32 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
as
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: On either side, upwards, NVMA POMPILI ANCVS MARCI, or some variant thereof
  • Reverse Inscription: Above ships, to l. of column with Victory, C.CENSO/ROMA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 346/4a

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3445.12
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Jugate heads of Numa Pompilius (bearded) and Ancus Marcius (not bearded), r.; on either side, upwards, legend: [NVMA POMPILI] ANCVS [MARCI], or some variant thereof (mostly illegible; ANCVS may be made out to r.).
Rev.: Two ships crossing; behind, spiral column with statue of Victory; above, [C.]CENSO/[RO]MA.

Verification Level

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