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Denarius with head of Sibyl, struck under T. Carisius
Roman
Republican Period
about 46 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 3.52 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.165
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of a sibyl to right, the hair enveloped in broad bands.
Reverse: Sphinx seated to right, enclosed in a beaded circle.
TCARISIVS in exergue: IIIVIR
Reverse: Sphinx seated to right, enclosed in a beaded circle.
TCARISIVS in exergue: IIIVIR
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)