From the Harvard Art Museums’ collections Denarius of L. Appuleius Saturninus, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1979.429.19
People: Moneyer: L. Appuleius Saturninus, Roman
Title: Denarius of L. Appuleius Saturninus, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 104 or 102 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period: Roman Republican period
Culture: Roman Republican

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.85 g

Die Axis

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Reverse Inscription: Above, control-mark (:G, rotated 90 degrees clockwise); below, L.SATVRN

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 317/3a

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year: 1979
Object Number: 1979.429.19
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma l. Border of dots.
Rev.: Saturn in quadriga r., holding reins in l. hand and harpa in r. hand; above, control-mark (:G, rotated 90 degrees clockwise); below, [L].SATVRN. Border of dots. Scratches below horses' hooves. Traces of a second symbol or defect in flan between Saturn's head and :G.

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