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Denarius with busts of Dei Penates, issued by C. Sulpicius Galba
Roman
Republican Period
about 106 B.C.
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 3.87 gm. Die Axis: 11
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number2004.448
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Jugate, laureate busts of two youthful gods: the Dei Penates to left.
D.P.P.
Reverse: The two Penates, holding spears and wearing short tunics, swearing an oath over the sow which lies between them.
Above: I in exergue: C.SVLPICI.C.F.
D.P.P.
Reverse: The two Penates, holding spears and wearing short tunics, swearing an oath over the sow which lies between them.
Above: I in exergue: C.SVLPICI.C.F.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., 31 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602; June 23, 2004; purchased by MFA from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd.