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Denarius with bust of Roma, struck under P. Licinius Nerva
Roman
Republican Period
about 113–112 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 3.91 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph H. Clark
Accession Number12.457
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Roma, left, armed with helmet and spear which she holds right over right shoulder, and with shield; above is crescent; monogram in front.
ROMA (behind).
Reverse: View of interior of comitium; three togate figures; one voter on right drops a ballot (tabella) into voting box (cista); another voter on left advances to receive a tabella from third figure (rogator), in the background are a tribune's seat (scabellum) and three parallel lines, denoting the barriers which divide the enclosures (saepta) allotted to the different tribes.
PN[E]RVA (in field)
ROMA (behind).
Reverse: View of interior of comitium; three togate figures; one voter on right drops a ballot (tabella) into voting box (cista); another voter on left advances to receive a tabella from third figure (rogator), in the background are a tribune's seat (scabellum) and three parallel lines, denoting the barriers which divide the enclosures (saepta) allotted to the different tribes.
PN[E]RVA (in field)