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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1990.6
People
Moneyer: Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, Roman
Title
Denarius of Sex. Pompeius Fostlus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
137 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/76575

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.87 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: Before, mark of value (X)
  • Reverse Inscription: Around, SEX.PO - FOSTLVS; in exergue, ROMA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 235/1c

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1990
Object Number
1990.6
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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 perching on trunk and two birds perching on upper branches; to l., Faustulus; around, counter-clockwise, SEX.PO - F[OSTLVS]; in exergue, [RO]M[A]. Line border.

Verification Level

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