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Denarius with head of Apollo, struck under C. Servilius
Roman
Republican Period
about 127 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 3.01 gm.
Credit Line
Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.653
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Roma, wearing winged helmet, right; behind, lituus.
Under chin: X below: ROMA
Reverse: Horseman, armored and bearing shield inscribed M, galloping left and piercing with spear another horseman, armed with sword and shield.
In exergue: C SERV[E]IL
Under chin: X below: ROMA
Reverse: Horseman, armored and bearing shield inscribed M, galloping left and piercing with spear another horseman, armed with sword and shield.
In exergue: C SERV[E]IL