Coin: ar denarius

Museum number:

8-8038

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Alternate number:

8-4453d (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.147

Object count:

1

Description:

Coin. Silver Denarius. 3.93 gr. 20 mm. Obverse: Bust of Minerva (Greek: Athena) facing left, wearing crested helmet and aegis. On right, RVLLI. Reverse: Victory in biga facing right, holding palm branch; horses galloping; in field, letter P; in exergue, P.SERVILLI M.F.

Donor:

Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé

Culture or time period:

Roman Republic

Collector:

Alfred Emerson

Collection date:

unknown

Materials:

Silver (metal)

Person depicted:

Minerva (Roman diety) and Roma (Roman diety)

Inscription:

Reverse exergue: C.SERVILI.M.F and Obverse legend: RVLLI

Object type:

archaeology

Object class:

Coins (money), Denarii, and Minerva

Function:

7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers

Production date:

100-89 BC

Accession date:

1904

Department:

Classical Mediterranean

Dimensions:

linear 19 millimeters

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