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As with bust of Victory, struck under C. Julius Caesar and C. Clovius

Roman
Republican Period
about 46–45 B.C.
Mint: Northern Italy

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 28 mm. Weight: 13.73 gm.
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. John Templeman Coolidge
Accession Number47.1480
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Victory, right, draped; her hair drawn to back of head and tied with a band; behind, star.
Before: CAESARDICTER
Reverse: Minerva, helmeted and draped, walking left, bearing trophy over right shoulder and holding in left hand spears and shield; at her feet, serpent with head erect.
Around: CCLOVI PRAEF
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mrs. J. Templeman Coolidge Collection; November 13, 1947: gift of Mrs. J. Templeman Coolidge to MFA