Object numberCC59.2.0246
denarius, Roman Republic, 130 BCE
Date130 BCE
CultureRoman
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.98 cm, 3.22 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. Asterisk before, behind (illegible on our example) Q METE downwards.
QUINTUS CAECILIUS METELLUS
Q METE (illegible on this example)
Q. Caecilius Metellus
Jupiter is in a quadriga, facing right, holding reigns and thunderbolt, and ROMA is inscribed in exergue.
ROMA
ROMA
Rome
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