Denarius

Roman Republic

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80 BCE

Silver

Overall: 11/16 in. (1.7 cm)

Weight: 3.8 g

Overall: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the John M. McDonald 1940 Fund

997.48.30359

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 bearded male right; behind S.C. downwards; border of dots. Reverse: Juno Sospita standing right with figure 8 sheild in left hand and spear posed for throw in right, behind L.PROCILIF downwards [before, snake]

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

Provenance

Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois; sold to present collection, 1997.

Catalogue Raisonne

Crawford 379/1

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