Republican Denarius

Place of OriginItaly, Rome

Dateabout 99-94 BCE

DimensionsDiam.: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)

MediumCoin; die-stamped silver.

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LineGift of Carl B. Spitzer

Object number

1934.29

Not on View

DescriptionObverse: Head of Roma facing right, in low relief, wearing winged helmet ornamented with gryphon's head; earring of single drop; no necklace; under chin: X; behind head: ROMA. Reverse: Victory, naked to the hips, in biga moving to the right, horses galloping; below horses: L. FLAM (INI); in the exerque: C(ILO).

Comparative ReferencesSee also Grueber, H.A., Roman Coins in the British Museum, London, 1910, vol. II, p. 278, no. 537.