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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1997.260.427
People
Moneyer: C. Gargonius, Roman
Moneyer: M. Vergilius, Roman
Moneyer: Ogulnius, Roman
Title
Denarius of C. Gargonius, M. Vergilius, and Ogulnius, Rome (plated)
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 86 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/198195

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
2.93 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
denarius

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Richard Wells

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 350A/1-2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
1997.260.427
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Apollo r., wearing oak wreath; below, thunderbolt. Border of dots.
Rev.: Jupiter in quadriga r., holding reins in l. hand and hurling thunderbolt with r. hand. Legend and any counter-marks illegible.

Verification Level

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