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Denarius with head of M. Claudius Marcellus, struck under P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus
Roman
Republican Period
about 50 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 4.01 gm. Die Axis: 4
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number66.824
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of M. Claudius Marcellus, right; behind, triskeles;
before: MARCELLINVS
Reverse: Tetrastyle temple, before which M. Claudius Marcellus stands holding trophy
MARCELLVS COS.QVINQ
before: MARCELLINVS
Reverse: Tetrastyle temple, before which M. Claudius Marcellus stands holding trophy
MARCELLVS COS.QVINQ
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; October 11, 1966: purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.