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Denarius with head of Hercules, struck under Faustus Cornelius Sulla
Roman
Republican Period
about 56 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17.5 mm. Weight: 2.25 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line
Storer Collection
Accession Number32.759
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Hercules, right, wearing lion-skin.
At left: S.C FAVS (written as monogram)
Reverse: Terrestrial globe within four wreaths, the lower flanked by an aplustre and ear of corn.
At left: S.C FAVS (written as monogram)
Reverse: Terrestrial globe within four wreaths, the lower flanked by an aplustre and ear of corn.