Denarius
C. Lucretius Trio, Roman Republic
136 BCE
Silver
Overall: 13/16 in. (21 mm)
Weight: 3.7 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29259
Geography/Culture
Europe, Italy
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Classification
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscription
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right with value mark; TRIO behind downwards; line border within border Reverse: Dioscuri right; below CN*LVC [R]OMA in exergue
Course History
HUM 3.02, Two Empires under the Sun, Roberta Stewart and Gil Raz, Spring 2019
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Catalogue Raisonne
Crawford: 237/1a
Old Number
HN 165
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