Object numberCC59.2.0191
denarius, Triumviral, 42-40 BCE
Date42-40 BCE
CultureRoman
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 2.46 cm, 6.67 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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Not on viewPeriodTriumviral
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A border of dots surrounds Pharos of Messana, who is surmounted by the helmeted statue of Neptune, with a trident in his right hand and a rudder in his left, and his left foot on the prow. There is a ship, facing left, before, with an aquila in the prow,
MAGNUS PIUS, IMPERATOR ITERUM
MAG PIUS IMP ITER
Magnus Pius, imperator again
A border of dots surrounds Scylla, holding the rudder with both hands. PRAEF CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C is inscribed around.
PRAEFECTUS CLASSIS ET ORAE MARITIMAE EX SENATUS CONSULTUM
PRAEF CLAS ET ORAE MARIT EX S C
Prefect of the fleets and of the maritime district. By decree of the senate.
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