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Denarius with head of Roma, struck under C. Porcius Cato

Roman
Republican Period
about 123 B.C.
Mint: Rome

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 3.90 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Gift of the Boston Numismatic Society
Accession Number98.1130
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Head of Roma, right, wearing winged helmet with peaked visor.
X (behind head)
Reverse: Victory, naked to hips, in biga, horses galloping to right.
CCATO (below horses), ROMA (in exergue)