Coin
Denarius
29-126-849
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 29-126-849 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Republican Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Manufacture Location | Sicily |
| Creator | Sextus Pompey |
| Period | Republican Roman Period |
| Date Made | 42-36BC |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Silver |
| Iconography | Poseidon | Trophy |
| Description | Head of Neptune r., hair tied with band, with trident over shoulder; around clockwise, MAG·PIVS·IMP·ITER [MAG·P and R off flan]; border of dots. Trophy with trident above and anchor below, prow-stem on l. and aplustre on r., two heads of scylla at base; around clockwise, PRAEF·CLAS·ET·ORAE·MAR IT·EX·S·C (AE monogram) [off flan after OR]; border of dots. |
| Outside Diameter | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
| Other Number | S. 1347 - Other Number |
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