Denarius

29-126-740B

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-126-740B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Republican Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Rome (Italy)
Creator Caius Naevius Balbus
Period Republican Roman Period
Date Made 81 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Silver
Iconography Juno | Triga | Victory
Inscription Language Latin
Description

Head of Venus r., wearing diadem; S.C. behind, downwards; border of dots. Victory in triga r., holding reins in both hads; in ex., C·NAE·BALB (AE and AL monogram); above numeral control mark CX; border of dots.

Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1929
Other Number S. 769 b - Other Number

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