Object numberCC59.2.0279
denarius, Roman Republic, 179-170 BCE
Date179-170 BCE
CultureItalian
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 2.02 cm, 3.7 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, facing right, and there is an X (mark for the denarius) inscribed behind.
There is a line border aorund Luna, facing right in a biga, with prancing horses. There is a fly below, and ROMA is inscribed in exergue.
ROMA
ROMA
Rome
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