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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.95
People
Anonymous
Title
Anonymous Denarius, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
157 BCE-156 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186809

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.58 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Behind, mark of value (X)
  • Reverse Inscription: In exergue, ROMA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 197/1a

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
2008.115.95
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, mark of value (X).
Rev.: Victory in biga r., holding reins in l. hand and goad in r. hand; in exergue, ROMA. Line border.

Verification Level

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