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Denarius with bust of Apollo, struck under L. Caesius
Roman
Republican Period
about 112–111 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 2.85 gm.
Credit Line
Deposited by The Boston Athenaeum
Accession Number13.623
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Apollo, seen from behind, with head left, diademed and wearing cloak over left shoulder, holding thunderbolt in right hand.
At right: monogram
Reverse: Two Lares, seated right on rock, each holding spear in left hand and with a cloak draped over left knee.
Between them, a dog; above, bust of Vulcan, left, with tongs over shoulder.
Monograms in field to left and right.
In exergue: L CA[E]SI
At right: monogram
Reverse: Two Lares, seated right on rock, each holding spear in left hand and with a cloak draped over left knee.
Between them, a dog; above, bust of Vulcan, left, with tongs over shoulder.
Monograms in field to left and right.
In exergue: L CA[E]SI