Denarius of C. Licinius L.f. Macer, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.115.121
People: Moneyer: C. Licinius L.f. Macer, Roman
Title: Denarius of C. Licinius L.f. Macer, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 84 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/185937

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.56 g

Die Axis

7

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: In exergue, C.LICINIVS.L.F/MACER

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 354/1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year: 2008
Object Number: 2008.115.121
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust of Apollo from behind, head turned to l., thunderbolt in r. hand. Border of dots. Slight discoloration in l. field; scratches in the shape of a V in same spot; slight scratch beneath eye of portrait.
Rev.: Minerva in quadriga r., holding shield and reins in l. hand and spear in r. hand; in exergue, [C.L]ICINIVS.L.[F/MACER]. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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