- Identification and Creation
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- Object Number
- 1979.429.19
- People
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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
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- Medium
- silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.85 g
- Die Axis
- 10
- Denomination
- denarius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: Above, control-mark (:G, rotated 90 degrees clockwise); below, L.SATVRN
- State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
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- Standard Reference Number
- RRC 317/3a
- Acquisition and Rights
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- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
- Accession Year
- 1979
- Object Number
- 1979.429.19
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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- Descriptions
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- 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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