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Aureus with bust of Victory, struck under C. Julius Caesar and L. Munatius Plancus
Roman
Republican Period
about 45 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 mm. Weight: 8.09 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number52.1015
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Victory, right, draped; large wing behind shoulder.
C.CAES DIC.TER
Reverse: Sacrificial jug with handle.
L.PLANC PR.VRB
C.CAES DIC.TER
Reverse: Sacrificial jug with handle.
L.PLANC PR.VRB
ProvenanceBy 1952: with Hotel Drouot, 7 rue Drouot, Paris (Hotel Drouot auction, June 13, 1952, lot 159); sold at Hotel Drouot auction to Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland on behalf of MFA; September 11, 1952: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G. for $ 80.00