Denarius

88-13-116

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 88-13-116
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Republican Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Rome (Italy)
Period Roman Republican Period
Date Made 133-126 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Silver
Iconography Roma | Head | Ionic Column | Bells | Statue | Lion Head | Dish | Lituus
Description

Obv: Roma head r.; on 1. ROMA; below chin, X

Rev: C.AVG; Ionic column surmounted by statue; two bells suspended from capital; at base, two lion's heads; on either side a figure stg.; the one on the 1. holds dish, the one on the r. holds lituus.

Outside Diameter 1.8 cm
Credit Line Gift of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Classical Studies, 1988
Other Number 28 - Other Number

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