Object numberCC59.2.0065
quinarius, Roman Republic, 63 BCE
Date63 BCE
CultureItalian
MediumSilver
DimensionsCoin Dimensions: 2 cm, 3.95 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 the head of Vesta, facing left, and wearing a veil and diadem. There's a dish on the right, and on the left, there's a control letter (a backwards S).
A border of dots surrounds a voter, facing left, dropping a tablet marked V into the cista. On the right, LONGIN III V is inscribed downwards.
LONGINUS, III VESTALES VIRGINES
LONGIN III V
Lucius Cassius Longinus, Three Vestal Virgins
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