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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.115.89
People
Moneyer: P. Sepullius Macer, Roman
Title
Denarius of P. Sepullius Macer, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
44 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/21104

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.11 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Before, CAESAR downwards; behind, DICT.PERPETVO upwards
  • Reverse Inscription: Behind, P.SEPVLLIVS downwards; before, MACER upwards

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Margarete Bieber

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 480/10

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
2005.115.89
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Wreathed head of Julius Caesar r.; before, CAESAR downwards; behind, DICT.PERPETVO upwards.
Rev.: Venus standing l., holding sceptre in l. hand and Victory in r. hand, shield resting against sceptre; behind, P.SEPVLLIVS downwards; before, MACER upwards.

Verification Level

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