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Denarius with bust of Juno Moneta, issued by L. Plaetorius Caestianus
Roman
Republican Period
about 74 B.C.
Mint: Rome, Easting: 0.000, Northing: 0.000
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 4.06 gm. Die Axis: 3
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number2000.1039
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Draped bust of Juno Moneta to right, wearing diadem and earring.
MONETA
Reverse: Victorious athlete running right, holding palm branch and hand wrappings or open wreath.
L.PLAETORI L.F.Q.S.C.
MONETA
Reverse: Victorious athlete running right, holding palm branch and hand wrappings or open wreath.
L.PLAETORI L.F.Q.S.C.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Numismatic Ars Classica, Niederdorfstrasse 43, Zurich, Switzerland (sale G, April 10, 1997, lot 1355); by 2000: with Baldwin's Auctions Ltd, London and M & M Numismatics Ltd, Washington, DC (The New York Sale, Auction III, New York Mariott World Trade Center, December 7, 2000, lot 427); purchased on behalf of MFA at The New York Sale, Auction III by Antiqua Inc., 20969 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 11, Woodland Hills, California 91364; January 24, 2001: purchased by MFA from Antiqua Inc.