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Denarius with head of Jupiter, struck under M. Volteius
Roman
Republican Period
about 78 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 3.82 gm.
Credit Line
Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.611
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Jupiter right, laureate
Reverse: Tetrastyle Doric temple of Jupiter Capitolinus with closed doors;
pediment ornamented with thunderbolt.
Below: M.VOLTEI.M.F
Reverse: Tetrastyle Doric temple of Jupiter Capitolinus with closed doors;
pediment ornamented with thunderbolt.
Below: M.VOLTEI.M.F