1997.260.433: Denarius of Petillius Capitolinus, Rome (plated)
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1997.260.433
- People
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Moneyer: Petillius Capitolinus, Roman
- Title
- Denarius of Petillius Capitolinus, Rome (plated)
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- c. 43 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
- Period
- Roman Republican period
- Culture
- Roman Republican
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/197857
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 2.9 g
- Die Axis
- 11
- Denomination
- denarius
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Obverse Inscription: Behind, CAPITOLINVS downwards
- Reverse Inscription: Below, PETILLIVS
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Gift of Richard Wells
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- RRC 487/1
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Estate of H. Bartlett Wells
- Accession Year
- 1997
- Object Number
- 1997.260.433
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Head of Jupiter r.; behind, [CAPITOLINVS] downwards. Border of dots.
Rev.: Hexastyle temple (Capitoline); roof decorated with horse at each side and horseman at apex; within pediment, uncertain figure; between central four columns, hanging decorations; below, [PETILLIVS]. Border of dots.
Verification Level
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