Denarius
M. Aemilius Lepidus
Roman Republic
114-113 BCE
Silver
Weight: 3.7 g
Diameter: 3/4 in. (19.8 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
163.67.29751
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Laureate draped head of Roma(?) facing right, wearing diadem; value mark behind and [RO]M[A] upwards before; border of dots Reverse: Equestrian statue facing right on triple bay arch with letters LEP divided among the three bays; M*AEMILIO around top
Provenance
Harold C. Craig, Lebanon, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1963.
Catalogue Raisonne
Crawford: 291/1
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