Denarius
Augustus, Roman Imperial, Roman Empire
2 BCE-11 CE
Silver
Overall: 13/16 in. (20 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
27.1.29270
Geography/Culture
Europe, Italy
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Classification
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscription
Obverse: Laureate? head of Octavian left; line border, no legend Reverse: Draped Victory standing left on globe holding wreath in right hand, and palm in left; Line border; CAESAR DI[VI]F, left and right in field
Exhibition History
From Art to Artifact: Making Sense of Roman Coins, Roman Numismatics Senior Seminar, Spring 2009, Gene Y. Kim Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June13, 2009.
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Catalogue Raisonne
BMC, Vol. I: no. 603, pl. 14/19
Old Number
HN 177
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