Object numberCC59.2.0189
denarius, Roman Republic, 137 BCE
Date137 BCE
CultureRoman
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.87 cm, 2.52 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
On View
Not on viewPeriodRoman Republic
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A border of dots surrounds the helmeted head of Roma, looking right. There is a jug behind, and an X (mark for the denarius) inscribed before.
There is a line border around a she-wolf, facing right, suckling twins. Behind, is the ficus Ruminalis (the fig tree of Romulus and Remus), with one bird perched on the trunk and two perched on the upper branches. Faustulus is on the left, SEX PO is ins
FAUSTULUS, SEXTILIUS POMPEIUS, ROMA
FOSTLUS SEX PO ROMA
Faustulus (depicted on the coin), Sextilius Pompeius, Rome
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