From the Harvard Art Museums’ collections Denarius of L. Marcius Philippus, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1976.79.975
People: Moneyer: L. Marcius Philippus, Roman
Title: Denarius of L. Marcius Philippus, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 113 or 112 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

3.92 g

Die Axis

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: Behind, ROMA in monogram downwards; before, capital phi
Reverse Inscription: Below, on tablet, L.PHILIPPVS; below, mark of value (XVI in monogram)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 293/1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year: 1976
Object Number: 1976.79.975
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Male head (Philip V? of Macedon) r., wearing helmet with goat's horns, on which rests diadem; behind, ROMA (in monogram) downwards; before, capital phi. Border of dots.
Rev.: Equestrian statue; horseman carries laurel-branch; at horse's feet, flower; below, on tablet, L.PHILIPPVS; below, mark of value (XVI in monogram). Border of dots.

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