Denarius
29-126-831
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-126-831 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Republican Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Africa |
| Creator | Q. Metellus Pius Scipio |
| Period | Republican Roman Period |
| Date Made | 47-46BC |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Silver |
| Iconography | Q. Metellus Pius Scipio |
| Description | Head of Africa r., laureate and wearing elephant's skin; on r., corn-ear; below, plough; on far r., Q·METELL downwards [off flan]; on l., SCIPIO·IMP upwards; border of dots. Hercules standing facing, with r. hand on hip and resting l. arm on club draped with lion's skin (club rests on rock); on r., EPPIVS dowanrds; on l. LEG·F·C upwards [mostly off flan]; border of dots. |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
| Other Number | S. 1051 - Other Number |
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