Denarius
C. Cassius
Roman Republic
43-42 BCE
Silver
Overall: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Weight: 3.8 g
Overall: 13/16 in. (2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the John M. McDonald 1940 Fund
995.40.30219
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Female head right before LEIBERTAS upwards; behind C.CASSI.[IMP] upwards Reverse: Jug and lituus; below LENTVLVS SPINT; border of dots
Course History
CLST 17, HIST 94, Roman History: The Republic, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2019
CLST 17, HIST 94, Roman History: The Republic, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2019
CLST 17, HIST 94, Roman History: The Republic, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2019
LAT 15, Literature of Rome, Simone Oppen, Fall 2019
Provenance
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois; sold to present collection, 1995.
Catalogue Raisonne
Crawford 500/3
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