Denarius

M. Antonius
Roman Republic
Roman Empire

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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

Not 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

Provenance

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

Catalogue Raisonne

Crawford: 544/21

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