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Republican Denarius 79 BCE

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Obverse: Head of Venus right, wearing diadem; behind, Latin inscription: S·C. Border of dots. Reverse: Victory in triga right, holding reins in both hands; above, control mark: LXVIIII; in exergue, Latin inscription: C·NAE·BALB (AE and AL ligatured). Border of dots.
Title Republican Denarius 79 BCE
contributor Foss, Danja
contributor Hubbard, Sarah
supporting host Grinnell College. Classics Department
sponsor Cummins, Monessa
Index Date -0079
Date Captured 8/8/2016 15:42:35
Type of Resource still image
Genre coin
Extent Dia. 18.85mm; wt. 3.90g; axis 180 degrees
Media Type image/tiff
Digital Origin digitized other analog
source identifier AC_RR_011Obv.TIFF; AC_RR_011Rev.TIFF
production credits Hubbard, Sarah (2017)
citation Variation on BMCRR, Vol. 1, p. 368, ROME.2944; Cr. 382/1b. British Museum Online Database: 382.1.59
Date Issued 79 BCE
Date (Other) 79 BCE
Catalog number 2016 Hubbard/Cummins.RRC.11
Catalog number 1990 Foss.12
Denomination Denarius, serrated
Material Silver
Production Place Rome
Place (Findspot) Unknown
Authority or Moneyer Gaius Naevius Balbus
Language Latin
Keyword Venus
Keyword Victory
Keyword Triga
Keyword Silver
Keyword Denarius
Identifier (local) grinnell:17304
Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/17304
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