2005.115.83: Denarius of C. Porcius M.f. M.n. Cato, Rome
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.115.83
- People
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Moneyer: C. Porcius M.f. M.n. Cato, Roman
- Title
- Denarius of C. Porcius M.f. M.n. Cato, Rome
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- c. 123 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Republican period
- Culture
- Roman Republican
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/21092
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.89 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Denomination
- denarius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: Below, C.CATO; in exergue, ROMA
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Collection of Margarete Bieber; bought from Knobloch.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RRC 274/1
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
- 2005.115.83
- 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.; behind, mark of value (X). Border of dots.
Rev.: Victory in biga r., holding reins in l. hand and whip in r. hand; below, C.CATO; in exergue, ROMA. Border of dots.
Verification Level
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