Denarius
N. Curdius Rufus, Roman Republic
46 BCE
Silver
Overall: 11/16 in. (18 mm)
Weight: 3.3 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29257
Geography/Culture
Europe, Italy
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Classification
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscription
Obverse: Jugate heads of dioscuri right, wearing laureate pilei; star above each head; behind and downwards RVFV[S]*IIIVIR; border of dots Reverse: Standing Venus; scales in right hand and sceptre in left; Cupid on shoulder; MN.*CORDIVS downwards; border of dots
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
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Catalogue Raisonne
Crawford: 463/1a
Old Number
HN 163
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