Denarius

88-13-127

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 88-13-127
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Republican Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Rome (Italy)
Period Roman Republican Period
Date Made 96-95 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Silver
Iconography Head | Mars | Crested Helmet | Feather | Amulet | Soldiers | Sword | Shield | Horned Helmet | Fallen Comrade
Description

Obv: Head of Mars 1., wearing crested helmet, ornamented at the side with feather and amulet

Rev: Two soldiers fighting each armed w/sword and shield. The one on 1. protects a fallen comrade; the other wears horned helmet; in ex., Q. HERM. MF

Outside Diameter 1.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Classical Studies, 1988
Other Number 52 - Other Number

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