1977.216.3445.15: Denarius of L. Aemilius Buca, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1977.216.3445.15

People

Moneyer: L. Aemilius Buca, Roman
Portrait of Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)

Title

Denarius of L. Aemilius Buca, Rome

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

44 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)

Period

Roman Republican period

Culture

Roman Republican

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/181237

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.59 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: CAESAR IM PM
• Reverse Inscription: L AEMILIUS BUCA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RRC 480/4

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

1977.216.3445.15

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Wreathed head of Julius Caesar, facing r. behind, crescent
Rev.: Venus l., holding Victory in r. hand and scepter in l. hand.

Exhibition History

• Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
• Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008
• Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011

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