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Denarius with head of Ancus Marcius, struck under L. Marcius Philippus
Roman
Republican Period
about 56 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 4.01 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number95.166
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Ancus Marcius wearing diadem, to right; hehind, lituus.
ANCVS
Reverse: Horseman galloping to right atop aqueduct;
between arches: AQVA MR; above and to left: PHILIPPVS
ANCVS
Reverse: Horseman galloping to right atop aqueduct;
between arches: AQVA MR; above and to left: PHILIPPVS
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)