denarius, Roman Republic, 151 BCE

Date151 BCE

CultureItalian

MediumSilver

DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.88 cm, 3.92 g

Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968

On View

Not on view

PeriodRoman Republic

Classification(s)

Coins and Medals

Denomination

Denarius

Language

Latin

Minting Official

P. Cornelius Sulla

Minting Location

Rome

Region

Italy

Obverse Description

A border of dots surrounds the helmeted head of Roma, looking right, There is an X (mark for the denarius) inscribed behind.

Reverse Description

There is a line border around Victory, facing right in a biga, with a whip in her right hand and reins in her left hand. P SULA is inscribed below and ROMA is inscribed in exergue.

Reverse Expanded

PUBLIUS CORNELIUS SULLA, ROMA

Reverse Legend

P SULA ROMA

Reverse Translated

Publius Cornelius Sulla, Rome

BibliographyCrawford, 205.1

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