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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.72
People
Moneyer: L. Cassius Longinus, Roman
Title
Denarius of L. Cassius Longinus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
c. 63 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/20739

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.97 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: To l., control-letter (L?)
  • Reverse Inscription: To r., LONGIN.III.V downwards

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 413/1

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
2005.115.72
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Vesta l., veiled and diademed; to r., dish; to l., control-letter (L?). Border of dots.
Rev.: Voter l., dropping tablet marked V into cista; to r., LONGIN.III[.V] downwards. Border of dots.

Verification Level

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