Denarius

88-13-143

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 88-13-143
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Republican Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Rome (Italy)
Period Roman Republican Period
Date Made 47-46 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Silver
Iconography Head | Jupiter | Laurel | Beard | African Elephant
Description

Obv: Head of Jupiter r., laur.; beard and hair in ringlets; Q.METEL [PIUS]

Rev: African elephant walking r.; above SCIPIO; below

Outside Diameter 1.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Classical Studies, 1988
Other Number 99 - Other Number

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