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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.115.113
People
Anonymous
Title
Anonymous Denarius of the Social War, Bovianum?
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
90-89 BCE
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Oscan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/186006

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.7 g
Die Axis
3
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: VITELIU (in Oscan and retrograde = ITALIA)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Rutter (HN3 Italy) 407

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.115.113
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Italia l., wearing pendant earring and necklace of beads; behind, VITELIU (in Oscan and retrograde = ITALIA). Border of dots.
Rev: Soldier with helmet and cloak standing facing, head r., holding inverted spear in r. hand, his l. foot on Roman standard; to r., recumbent bull; in exergue, letter.

Verification Level

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