Denarius
A. Postumius Albinus
Roman Republic
81 BCE
Silver
Weight: 3.4 g
Diameter: 11/16 in. (17.8 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29251
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Veiled head of Hispania right; HISPAN behind downwards Reverse: Togate figure; right arm outstretched to legionary eagle on left; fasces with axe on right; starting in exergue and going counterclockwise to middle [DA]*POST*A*F*S*N*A[L]BIN
Course History
LAT 3.01, Intermediate Latin, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2020
LAT 3.02, Intermediate Latin, Simone Oppen, Winter 2020
LAT 3.03, Intermediate Latin, Roger Ulrich, Winter 2020
LAT 3.04, Intermediate Latin, Patrick Glauthier, Winter 2020
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Patrick Glauthier, Winter 2022
LAT 2.02, Introductory Latin II, Bryce Walker, Winter 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Patrick Glauthier, Winter 2022
LAT 2.03, Introductory Latin II, Simone Oppen, Winter 2022
LAT 2.02, Introductory Latin II, Bryce Walker, Winter 2022
LAT 2.03, Introductory Latin II, Simone Oppen, Winter 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2022
Latin 2.03, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2023
Latin 2.04, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2023
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Florencia Foxley, Winter 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2023
Latin 2.04, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2023
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Florencia Foxley, Winter 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Spring 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Spring 2023
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2023
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Catalogue Raisonne
Crawford: 372/2
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