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Republican Denarius 49 BCE

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Obverse: Head of Apollo right, hair tied with band; below, star; before, Latin inscription: III·VIR; behind, Latin inscription: Q·SICINIVS. Border of dots. Reverse: Club upright, on which hangs lion's skin with head in profile; on left, arrow and Latin inscription: PR·S·C; on right, bow and Latin inscription: C·COPONIVS. Border of dots.
Title Republican Denarius 49 BCE
contributor Foss, Danja
contributor Hubbard, Sarah
supporting host Grinnell College. Classics Department
sponsor Cummins, Monessa
Index Date -0049
Date Captured 8/8/2016 16:26:45
Type of Resource still image
Genre coin
Extent Dia.,18.3mm; wt. 3.72g; axis 180 degrees
Media Type image/tiff
Digital Origin digitized other analog
source identifier AC_RR_016Obv.TIFF; AC_RR_016Rev.TIFF
production credits Hubbard, Sarah (2017)
citation BMCRR, Vol. 2, p. 468, East 29; Pl. cx. 18., Cr. 444/1a. British Museum Online Database: 444/1a
Date Issued 49 BCE
Date (Other) 49 BCE
Catalog number 2016 Hubbard/Cummins.RRC.16
Catalog number 1990 Foss.17
Denomination Denarius
Material Silver
Production Place Rome
Place (Findspot) Unknown
Authority or Moneyer Quintus Sicinius; Gaius Coponius
Language Latin
Keyword Apollo
Keyword Club
Keyword Lion skin
Keyword Silver
Keyword Denarius
Identifier (local) grinnell:17309
Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/17309
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