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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.49
People
Moneyer: M. Publicius, Roman
Struck for Pompey the Great, Roman (106-48 BCE)
Title
Denarius of M. Publicius for Pompey the Great, Spain
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
46 BCE-45 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/181552

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.64 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Before, M.POBLICI.LEG upwards; behind, PRO.PR downwards
  • Reverse Inscription: To r., CN.MAGNVS.IMP upwards

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 469/1e

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.49
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Roma r., wearing Corinthian helmet; before, M.POBLICI.LEG upwards; behind, PRO.PR downwards. Bead and reel border.
Rev.: Female figure standing r., with shield slung on back, holding two spears in l. hand and with r. hand giving palm branch to soldier, standing l. on prow of ship; to r., CN.MAGNVS.IMP upwards. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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