Denarius

C. Lentulus Cornelia
Roman Republic
Roman Empire

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76-75 BCE

Silver

Weight: 3.6 g

Diameter: 13/16 in. (21 mm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853

27.1.29263

Geography

Place Made: Italy, Europe

Period

1000 BCE-1 CE

Object Name

Coin

Research Area

Numismatics: Greek and Roman

Not on view

Inscriptions

Obverse: Bust of Genius of Roman people right hairtied with band, sceptre on shoulder; border of dots Reverse: Terrestrial globe between rudder (r) and sceptre with wreath (l) on left EX, on right SC CN.LENQ below; border of dots

Provenance

Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.

Catalogue Raisonne

Crawford 393/1a

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