1942.176.49: Denarius of M. Publicius for Pompey the Great, Spain

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1942.176.49

People

Moneyer: M. Publicius, Roman
Struck for Pompey the Great, Roman (106-48 BCE)

Title

Denarius of M. Publicius for Pompey the Great, Spain

Classification

Coins

Work Type

coin

Date

46 BCE-45 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Hispania

Period

Roman Republican period

Culture

Roman Republican

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/181552

Physical Descriptions

Medium

silver

Metal

AR

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

3.64 g

Die Axis

7

Denomination

denarius

Inscriptions and Marks

• Obverse Inscription: Before, M.POBLICI.LEG upwards; behind, PRO.PR downwards
• Reverse Inscription: To r., CN.MAGNVS.IMP upwards

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

RRC 469/1e

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

1942.176.49

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Obv.: Head of Roma r., wearing Corinthian helmet; before, M.POBLICI.LEG upwards; behind, PRO.PR downwards. Bead and reel border.
Rev.: Female figure standing r., with shield slung on back, holding two spears in l. hand and with r. hand giving palm branch to soldier, standing l. on prow of ship; to r., CN.MAGNVS.IMP upwards. Border of dots.

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