Object numberCC59.2.0218
denarius, Roman Republic, 116-115 BCE
Date116-115 BCE
CultureRoman
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.81 cm, 3.82 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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A border of dots surrounds the helmeted head of Roma, looking right. EX S C is inscribed before, and ROMA is inscribed downwards, behind.
EX SENATUS CONSULTUM, ROMA
EX S C ROMA
From the senate decree, Rome
A border of dots surrounds a horseman, facing left, holding both a sword and a severed head in his left hand. Q is inscribed before and M SERGI is inscribed below, and SILUS is inscribed in exergue.
QUAESTOR, MARCUS SERGIUS SILUS
Q M SERGI SILUS
Marcus Sergius Silus, quaestor
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