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Denarius with head of Roma, struck under P. Porcius Laeca
Roman
Republican Period
about 112–111 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 4.04 gm.
Credit Line
Storer Collection
Accession Number32.804
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Roma, right, wearing winged helmet.
Above: ROMA before: X behind: P LA[E]CA.
Reverse: Roman soldier, standing left and placing hand on head of togate figure; behind, lictor holding fasces.
In exergue: PROVOCO
Above: ROMA before: X behind: P LA[E]CA.
Reverse: Roman soldier, standing left and placing hand on head of togate figure; behind, lictor holding fasces.
In exergue: PROVOCO
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Storer Collection; accessioned as Storer Collection, 1932