Harvard Art Museums > 2005.115.76: Denarius of Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, Rome Coins Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Denarius of Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, Rome (Moneyer: Sex. Pompeius Fostlus) , 2005.115.76,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/21095. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2005.115.76 People Moneyer: Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, Roman Title Denarius of Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, Rome Classification Coins Work Type coin Date c. 137 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium) Period Roman Republican period Culture Roman Republican Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/21095 Physical Descriptions Medium silver Metal AR Technique Struck Dimensions 3.78 g Die Axis 2 Denomination denarius Inscriptions and Marks Reverse Inscription: Around, counter-clockwise, SEX.PO - FOSTLVS; in exergue, ROMA Provenance Recorded Ownership History Collection of Margarete Bieber; bought from Knobloch in 1966. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number RRC 235/1c 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 2005.115.76 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, jug; before, mark of value (X). Border of dots. Rev.: She-wolf r., suckling twins; behind, ficus Ruminalis, with one bird on trunk and two birds on branches; to l., Faustulus; around, counter-clockwise, SEX.PO - [FOSTLVS]; in exergue, ROMA. Line border. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
