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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.78
People
Anonymous
Title
Anonymous Romano-Campanian Didrachm, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
269 BCE-266 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Republican period
Culture
Roman Republican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/197428

Physical Descriptions

Medium
silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
6.87 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
didrachm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ROMANO in exergue

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RRC 20/1

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
1.1965.78
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Hercules r., hair tied with ribbon, lion-skin knotted around neck and club over shoulder. Border of dots.
Rev.: She-wolf r., nursing Romulus and Remus; ROMANO in exergue.

Verification Level

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