Denarius

M. Aemilius Lepidus
Roman Republic

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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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