denarius, Roman Republic, 128 BCE

Date128 BCE

CultureRoman

MediumSilver

DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.97 cm, 3.99 g

Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968

On View

Not on view

PeriodRoman Republic

Classification(s)

Coins and Medals

Denomination

Denarius

Language

Latin

Minting Official

anonymous, though possibly L. Caecilius Metellus Diadematus or L. Caecilius Metellus Delmaticus

Minting Location

Rome

Region

Italy

Obverse Description

A border of dots surrounds the helmeted head of Roma, facing right.

Reverse Description

There is a line border around a goddess in a biga, facing right, with a sceptre and reins in her left hand and a branch in her right. Below is an elephant's head with a bell attached to it. ROMA is inscribed below.

Reverse Expanded

ROMA

Reverse Legend

ROMA

Reverse Translated

Rome

BibliographyCrawford, 262.1

Terms

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