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Denarius with bust of Diana, struck under C. Postumius

Roman
Republican Period
about 74 B.C.
Mint: Rome

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions Diameter: 17.5 mm. Weight: 3.62 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III
Accession Number1998.459
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Diana right, bow and quiver on shoulder.
In field at right: countermark?
Reverse: Hound running right; spear below.
In ex.: CPOSTVMI/A[T]


ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998