Denarius
| Object Number: | 29-126-783 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Republican Roman |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location: | Rome (Italy) |
| Maker: | Quintus Pomponius Musa |
| Period: | Republican Roman Period |
| Date Made: | 67 BC |
| Early Date: | -67 |
| Late Date: | -67 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Silver |
| Iconography: | Apollo Heracles Lyre |
| Inscription Language: | Latin |
| Credit Line: | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
| Other Number: | S. 810 - Other Number |
Description
Head of Apollo, r., hair tied with band; behind, Q·POMPONI downwards; before, MVSA upwards; border of dots. Hercules r., wearing lion-skin and playing lyre; before, club; on r. HERCVLES downwards; on l. MVSARUM downwards; border of dots.
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Crawford, Michael. 1974. Roman Republican Coinage.. London. Cambridge University Press. Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: no. 410.1 | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] Grueber, H. A. 1910. Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum: vol. 1. Aes rude, aes signatum, aes grave, and coinage of Rome from BC 268.. London. The British Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: no. 3602ff | View Objects related to this |
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