2005.115.79: Denarius of Q. Minucius Rufus, Rome
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.115.79
- People
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Moneyer: Q. Minucius Rufus, Roman
- Title
- Denarius of Q. Minucius Rufus, Rome
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- c. 122 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Republican period
- Culture
- Roman Republican
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/20735
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.89 g
- Die Axis
- 1
- Denomination
- denarius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: Behind, RVF downwards
- Reverse Inscription: Below, Q.MINV; in exergue, ROMA
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Collection of Margarete Bieber
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RRC 277/1
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert, Claude-Claire Grenier, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
- Accession Year
- 2005
- Object Number
- 2005.115.79
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma r.; before, mark of value (XVI in monogram); behind, RVF downwards. Border of dots.
Rev.: Dioscuri riding r.; below, Q.MINV; in exergue, ROMA. Border of dots.
Verification Level
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