Silver denarius with portrait of Ancus Marcius
Silver denarius with portrait of Ancus Marcius
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date68-54 BCE
DimensionsDiam.: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
MediumCoin; die-stamped metal.
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Carl B. Spitzer
Object number
1934.35
Not on View
DescriptionObverse: Head of Ancus Marcius, 4th king of Rome in the 7th century BCE; right: diademed; below: ancus; behind: lituus.
Reverse: Five arches of the Aqueduct of Marcius upon which is an equestrain statue of Q Marcius Rex.
Label TextThis coin was mited by Phillipus to associate him with his illustriuous ancestors, all members of the Marcius family. Ancus Marcius, shown on the obverse of this coin, was the fourth king of Rome who lived in the 7th century B.C.Comparative ReferencesSee also Grueber, H.A., Roman Coins in the British Museum, London, 1910, vol. I, p. 485, no. 3890.
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