From the Harvard Art Museums’ collections Serrate Denarius of L. Volumnius L.f. Strabo, Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1976.79.1009
People: Moneyer: L. Volumnius L.f. Strabo, Roman
Title: Serrate Denarius of L. Volumnius L.f. Strabo, Rome
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: c. 81 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

3.86 g

Die Axis

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: Behind, control-mark (A)
Reverse Inscription: In exergue, L.VOL.L.F.STRAB (V and L of VOL in ligature; TR and AB in ligature)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: RRC 377/1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year: 1976
Object Number: 1976.79.1009
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Laureate head of Jupiter r.; behind, control-mark (A).
Rev.: Europa seated on bull charging l.; behind, winged thunderbolt; below, ivy leaf; in exergue, [L].VOL.L.F.STRAB (V and L of VOL in ligature; TR and AB in ligature). Border of dots.

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