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Denarius with bust of Mercury, struck under C. Mamilius Limetanus
Roman
Republican Period
about 82 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 3.82 gm.
Credit Line
Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.648
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Mercury right, wearing winged hat (petasus) and mantle (chlamys); behind, caduceus and control mark.
Reverse: Ulysses walking right, wearing mariner's dress and pointed cap (pileus), holding staff in left hand and reaching towards dog, Argus, with right hand.
To left: C MAMIL to right: LIMET[A]N
Serrate flan.
Reverse: Ulysses walking right, wearing mariner's dress and pointed cap (pileus), holding staff in left hand and reaching towards dog, Argus, with right hand.
To left: C MAMIL to right: LIMET[A]N
Serrate flan.