Denarius
Julius Caesar
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
49-48 BCE
Silver with gold setting for pendant
Overall: 3/4 × 1 1/8 × 13/16 × 3/16 in. (1.9 × 2.9 × 2.1 × 0.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Anonymous gift
2007.21.2
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obv: (Elephant Trampling Dragon) inscribed, beneath image: CAESAR| Rev: (Pontifical emblems- ladle, sprinkler, ax, priest's hat)
Course History
CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022
Provenance
Anonymous donor; given to present collection, 2007.
Catalogue Raisonne
CR-443/a; Syd-1006; Sear, Imperators-9
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