Object numberCC59.2.0250
denarius, Roman Republic, 138 BCE
Date138 BCE
CultureRoman
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.9 cm, 3.24 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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Not on viewPeriodRoman Republic
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There is a laurel wreath border around the helmeted head of Roma, looking right, with an X (mark for the denarius) inscribed behind.
There is a line border around a warrior, possibly Mars, in a quadriga, facing right, with a shield in his left hand and a captive beside him, whom he is grasping with his right hand. CN GEL is inscribed below and ROMA is inscribed in exergue.
GNAEUS GELLIUS, ROMA
CN GEL ROMA
Gnaeus Gellius, Rome
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Antoninus Pius
138-161 CE
Culture: Ancient Greek
