Denarius
Julius Caesar
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
49-48 BCE
Silver
Weight: 3.31 g
Overall: 1/2 × 11/16 in. (1.2 × 1.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Hood Museum of Art Acquisitions Fund
2004.54.35576
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: [Elephant trampling dragon] inscribed, beneath image: CAESAR| Reverse: [Pontifical emblems- ladle, sprinkler, ax, priest's hat]
Course History
CLST 17, HIST 94, Roman History: The Republic, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2019
CLST 17, HIST 94, Roman History: The Republic, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2019
CLST 17, HIST 94, Roman History: The Republic, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2019
LAT 15, Literature of Rome, Simone Oppen, Fall 2019
Exhibition History
From Art to Artifact: Making Sense of Roman Coins, Roman Numismatics Senior Seminar, Spring 2009, Gene Y. Kim Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June13, 2009.
Provenance
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, Sale 140, lot 256, September 9, 2004; sold to present collection, 2004.
Catalogue Raisonne
CR-443/1; Syd-1006; Sear, Imperators-9
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