1942.176.30: Denarius of Cn. Cornelius P.f. Lentulus Marcellinus, perhaps Spain
Coins
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1942.176.30
- People
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Issued by Cn. Cornelius P.f. Lentulus Marcellinus, Roman
- Title
- Denarius of Cn. Cornelius P.f. Lentulus Marcellinus, perhaps Spain
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 76 BCE-75 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania
- Period
- Roman Republican period
- Culture
- Roman Republican
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/180054
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.85 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Denomination
- denarius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: Above, G.P.R
- Reverse Inscription: To l., EX.; to r., S.C; below, CN.LEN.Q
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RRC 393/1a
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
- Accession Year
- 1942
- Object Number
- 1942.176.30
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Bust of Genius Populi Romani r., draped, hair tied with band, with sceptre over shoulder; above, G.P.R. Border of dots.
Rev.: Sceptre with wreath, globe and rudder; to l., EX.; to r., S.C; below, CN.LEN.Q. Border of dots.
Verification Level
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