Serrate Denarius of Q. Antonius Balbus, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2008.115.122
People: Issued by Q. Antonius Balbus, Roman
Title: Serrate Denarius of Q. Antonius Balbus, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 83 BCE-82 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/186001

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.98 g

Die Axis

5

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: Behind, S.C downwards
Reverse Inscription: Below, control mark (G); in exergue, Q.ANTO.BALB/PR (ANT and AL in ligature)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 364/1d

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: 2008.115.122
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Laureate head of Jupiter r.; behind, S.C downwards. Border of dots.
Rev.: Victory in quadriga r., holding reins and palm branch in l. hand and wreath in r. hand; below, control mark (G); in exergue, Q.ANTO.BALB/PR (ANT and AL in ligature). Border of dots.

Verification Level

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