Denarius from Sicily Artist: Unknown
Mint: Sicily

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211–208 B.C.

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

4.27 g, 6:00, 19 mm

Credit Line

Gift of Richard B. Witschonke

Accession Number

2011.115.1

Geography

Made in Sicily

Culture

Roman

Period

3rd century B.C.

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Head of Roma helmeted r.; behind, X.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Dioscuri riding r.. In ex., ROMA.
Provenance
Richard B. Witschonke; Califon, N.J., to 2011; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • Michael H. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1974), 167, no. 68/1b
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, denarii, money

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