Denarius

29-126-762B

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-126-762B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Republican Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Rome (Italy)
Creator Lucius Farsuleius Mensor
Period Republican Roman Period
Date Made 75 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Silver
Iconography Bust | Libertas | Roma? | Quadriga | Togate
Inscription Language Latin
Description

Bust of Libertas r., draped and wearing diadem; behind, pileus; before, MENSOR upwards; behind S·C, downwards; bead-and-reel border. Warrior holding spear and reining in biga r. with l hand, with r. hand he assists togate figure into biga; below, control mark XXCV; in exergue, L·FARSVLEI; border of dots

Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1929
Other Number Syd. 789 - Other Number

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