Denarius of Julius Caesar, Hispania

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.3445.14
People: Issued by Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)
Title: Denarius of Julius Caesar, Hispania
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 46 BCE-45 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania, Osca (Hispania)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/181210

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.82 g

Die Axis

11

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: In exergue, CAESAR

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 468/2

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: 1977.216.3445.14
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Diademed head of Venus l.; before, Cupid and lituus; behind, scepter.
Rev.: Gallic trophy; at base, kneeling male captive, l., hands bound behind back, and seated female captive, r., hand on head; in exergue, CAESAR.

Verification Level

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