Object numberCC59.2.0633
denarius, Roman Republic, 56 BCE
Date56 BCE
CultureItalian
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 1.97 cm, 3.97 g
Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Classics Department, 1968
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Not on viewPeriodRoman Republic
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A border of dots surrounds a draped and diademed bust of Diana, facing right. There is a crescent above and a lituus behind. FAUSTUS is inscribed downwards before.
FAUSTUS
FAUSTUS
Faustus Cornelius Sulla
A border of dots surrounds Sulla, seated left, and on his left, is a kneeling Bocchus, holding an olive branch in his right hand, and on Sulla's right, is Jugurtha, kneeling with his hands tied behind his back. FELIX is written downwards on the right.
FELIX
FELIX
Lucky
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