Didrachm
| Object Number: | 29-126-602 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Republican Roman |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location: | Campania |
| Period: | Republican Roman Period |
| Date Made: | 290-240BC |
| Early Date: | -290 |
| Late Date: | -240 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Silver |
| Iconography: | Janus Jupiter |
| Credit Line: | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
| Other Number: | Syd 64b - Other Number |
Description
Janiform head of Dioscuri, laur., in low relief with border of dots; Quadriga r. driven by Victory. Jupiter hurls thunderbolt with right and holds sceptre in left, ROMA in relief in linear frame below, within line border.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| The Classical World: Rome ( Apr 1958 - 1975) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Crawford, Michael. 1974. Roman Republican Coinage.. London. Cambridge University Press. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: no. 31.1 | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] Grueber, Herbert A. 1910. Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum, vol. 2. Coinages of Rome (continued), Roman Campania, Italy, the Social War, and the Provinces.. London. The British Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 133, no. 93ff | View Objects related to this |
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