Denarius
M. Antonius
Roman Republic
Roman Empire
32-31 BCE
Silver
Weight: 3.1 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
27.1.29265
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
On view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Ship right, with sceptre tied with fillet on prow; [ANT*AVG] above; III*VIR*R*P*C below; border of dots Reverse: Aquila between standards; LEG VIII below; border of dots
Course History
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Margaretha Kramer, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Scott Arcenas, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Bryce Walker, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2019
LAT 15, Literature of Rome, Simone Oppen, Fall 2019
Exhibition History
The Roman War Against Cleopatra VII, Gene Y. Kim Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 17, 2025.
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Catalogue Raisonne
Crawford: 544/21
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