Silver denarius with Roman in a chariot

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Dateabout 94 BCE

DimensionsDiam.: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)

MediumCoin; die-stamped silver.

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LineGift of Carl B. Spitzer

Object number

1934.24

Not on View

DescriptionObverse: Head of Roma, wearing winged helmet with visor in three pieces and peaked; earring of plain single drop; behind head: X; written to the side: M CIPI M F. Reverse: ROMA (in exerque). Victory naked to the hips, in biga right with horses galloping; she holds palm branch in right hand and reins in left; below horses: rudder left.

Published References

Boyne, William, A Manual of Roman Coins, Ammon Press, New York, 1968, p. 16.

Grueber, H.A., Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum, Oxford University Press, 1970, vol. II, p. 271.