Silver denarius with head of Roma

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Dateabout 125 BCE

DimensionsDiam. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)

MediumCoin; die-stamped silver.

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LineGift of Carl B. Spitzer

Object number

1934.21

Not on View

DescriptionObverse: Head of Roma in winged helmet; behind, one handled jug; under chin, X. Reverse: Wolf standing facing right, head turned back, suckling the twins, Romulus and Remus; in the background, a fig tree in the branches where three birds are perched, behind the wolf stands the shepherd Faustulus leaning with left hand on staff and raising right hand; written around side: SEX PO (FOSTULUS).

Published References

Mattingly, Harold, Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, London, 1965, vol. I, pp. 131-132.