Denarius
L. Mussidius Longus
Roman Republic
42 BCE
Silver
Weight: 2.7 g
Diameter: 13/16 in. (20 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29260
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 Concordia with diadem right; star below chin; behind CONCORDIA upwards behind; border of dots Reverse: Two statues of Venus Cloacina standing on platform inscribed; [CL]OACIN on front face; above [L*MVSSI*DIVS]*LONG[VS]; border of dots
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Catalogue Raisonne
Crawford: 494/42b
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