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Denarius with head of Augustus
Roman
Imperial Period
about 19 B.C.
Mint: Spain, Uncertain (Colonia Patricia?)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 3.91 gm.
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Rebecca Salisbury
Accession Number92.205
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Augustus, bare, right.
CAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Round shield, inscribed, between aquila on left and standard on right.
[CL]V (clipeus virtutis, on shield)
S P [Q] R (left and right, just above and below shield)
SIGNIS (above); RECEPTIS (below).
CAESAR AVGVSTVS
Reverse: Round shield, inscribed, between aquila on left and standard on right.
[CL]V (clipeus virtutis, on shield)
S P [Q] R (left and right, just above and below shield)
SIGNIS (above); RECEPTIS (below).
ProvenanceBy 1892: Miss Rebecca Salisbury Collection; bequest of Miss Rebecca Salisbury to MFA, January 6, 1892