Silver Denarius. gms. 18 mm. (C. Julius Caesar) Obverse: Head of Pietas facing right, behind head: [untranscribable symbols]. Reverse: Trophy of Gallic arms, CAE SAR.
Donor:
Mary W. Knight
Collection place:
Gaul (ancient region)
Verbatim coll. place:
Gaul
Culture or time period:
Republic to Empire Transitional Period (49–27 BC)
Collector:
H. M. Holbrook
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Person depicted:
Pietas (Roman deity)
Inscription:
CAE SAR
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Denarii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
49 BC
Accession date:
1947
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
linear 18 millimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #95: Art Department (UC Berkeley) (May 10, 1965–June 15, 1965) and S1974-1975 #8: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 5, 1973–November 19, 1974)