Denarius of L. Cornelius L.f. Balbus for Octavian, Moving Mint

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1942.176.53
People: Issued by L. Cornelius L.f. Balbus, Roman
Struck for Octavian, Roman (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE)
Title: Denarius of L. Cornelius L.f. Balbus for Octavian, Moving Mint
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 41 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Moving Mint
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/181855

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.53 g

Die Axis

5

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: Around, clockwise, C.CAESAR.III.VIR.R.P.C
Reverse Inscription: Above, BALBVS; below, PRO.PR

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 518/1

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: 1942.176.53
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Head of Octavian r.; around, C.CAESAR.III.VIR.R.P.C. Border of dots. Crescent countermark on neck.
Rev.: Club pointing l.; above, BALBVS; below, PRO.PR. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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