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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.79.1285
People
Anonymous
Title
Anonymous Romano-Campanian Didrachm, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
225 BCE-220 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181070

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.83 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
didrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: Below, incuse on tablet, ROMA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 28/3

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.79.1285
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate, Janiform head of the Dioscuri. Border of dots.
Rev.: Jupiter in quadriga r., driven by Victory - Jupiter holds scepter in l. hand and hurls thunderbolt with r. hand; below, incuse on tablet, ROMA.

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