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Denarius with head of Genius Populi Romani, struck under Q. Cassius Longinus
Roman
Republican Period
about 55 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 3.82 gm.
Credit Line
Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.609
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Genius Populi Romani, right, with flowing hair; behind, sceptre.
Reverse: Eagle, with extended wings, standing right on thunderbolt between lituus and sacrificial ewer with handle.
Below: Q CASSIVS
Reverse: Eagle, with extended wings, standing right on thunderbolt between lituus and sacrificial ewer with handle.
Below: Q CASSIVS