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Quinarius with bust of Carus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 282–283
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Billon
Dimensions
Diameter: 15.5 mm. Weight: 1.21 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Everett Fund
Accession Number88.504
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Carus, right, laureate, draped and cuirassed.
IMPCAR VSAVG
Reverse: Soldier standing left, holding spear in his left hand, large round shield with his right hand.
VIRTVS AVGG
IMPCAR VSAVG
Reverse: Soldier standing left, holding spear in his left hand, large round shield with his right hand.
VIRTVS AVGG
ProvenanceDecember, 1885, discovered by Don Mariano Lazzari at Cerveteri, Italy and sold, through Pietro Pennelli, to Rodolfo Lanciani (b. 1845 – d. 1929), Rome; 1888, sold by Lanciani to the MFA for $491.89 [purchase price for MFA accession nos. 88.345 – 88.530]. (Accession Date: January 1, 1888)
NOTE: See Helen Nagy, "Etruscan Votive Terracottas from Cerveteri in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: A Glimpse into the History of the Collection," Etruscan Studies 11 (2008), pp. 101-119.
NOTE: See Helen Nagy, "Etruscan Votive Terracottas from Cerveteri in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: A Glimpse into the History of the Collection," Etruscan Studies 11 (2008), pp. 101-119.