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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.77
People
Anonymous
Title
Denarius of the Social War, Uncertain Mint, Italy
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
90 BCE-89 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Uncertain Mint
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/197427

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.69 g
Die Axis
10
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: Inscription, retrograde; transliterated: Viteliu = Italia
  • Obverse Inscription: Behind, VITELIU in Oscan characters (= ITALIA) downwards
  • Reverse Inscription: In exergue, Oscan control-mark

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ars Classica 15, 2 July 1930, 30

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Rutter (HN3 Italy) 407

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.77
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate female head l.; behind, VITELIU in Oscan characters (= ITALIA).
Rev.: Warrior standing facing, head r., holding spear in r. hand and sword in l. hand, resting l. foot on unknown object; to r., bull reclining; in exergue, Oscan control-mark.

Verification Level

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