Denarius of L. Memmius, Rome | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2005.115.75
People: Moneyer: L. Memmius, Roman
Title: Denarius of L. Memmius, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 109 or 108 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/20736

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.95 g

Die Axis

6

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: In exergue, L.MEMMI

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Collection of Margarete Bieber; bought from Knobloch in 1961.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 304/1

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: 2005.115.75
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Young male head r., wearing oak wreath (Apollo?); before, mark of value (XVI in monogram). Border of dots.
Rev.: Dioscuri standing facing between their horses, holding spears; in exergue, L.MEMM[I]. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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2005.115.75: Denarius of L. Memmius, Rome