2008.115.111: Denarius of Mn. Aemilius Lepidus, Rome
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2008.115.111
- People
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Moneyer: Mn. Aemilius Lepidus, Roman
- Title
- Denarius of Mn. Aemilius Lepidus, Rome
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- c. 114 or 113 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Republican period
- Culture
- Roman Republican
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/186336
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 3.67 g
- Die Axis
- 6
- Denomination
- denarius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: Before, ROMA upwards (MA in ligature); behind, mark of value (XVI in monogram)
- Reverse Inscription: Around, MN.AEMILIO (MN in ligature); within arches, L E P
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RRC 291/1
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
- 2008.115.111
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Laureate female bust r. (Roma?), draped and diademed; before, R[O]MA upwards (MA in ligature); behind, mark of value (XVI in monogram). Border of dots.
Rev.: Three arches, on which equestrian statue r.: horseman wreathed and cuirassed, holding spear in r. hand; around, [MN.]AEMILIO. (MN in ligature); within arches, [L] E P. Border of dots.
Verification Level
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