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Denarius with bust of Diana, struck under Faustus Cornelius Sulla
Roman
Republican Period
about 56 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 3.82 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1977.610
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Diana, diademed, right, wearing necklace and earring. Lituus behind. Crescent above.
FAVSTVS
Reverse: Sulla seated, left. In front kneeling King Bocchus presenting an olive branch. At right kneeling Jugurtha, hands tied behind back.
FELIX
FAVSTVS
Reverse: Sulla seated, left. In front kneeling King Bocchus presenting an olive branch. At right kneeling Jugurtha, hands tied behind back.
FELIX
ProvenanceBy 1977: with Auctiones A.G., Aeschengraben 14, Basel, Switzerland (auction 7, June 7, 1977, lot 586); purchased on behalf of MFA at Auctiones auction 7 by Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; September 14, 1977: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G.