Denarius
Augustus, Roman Imperial, Roman Empire
27 BCE-14 CE
Silver
Overall: 13/16 in. (20 mm)
Weight: 3.3 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29273
Geography/Culture
Europe, Italy
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Coin
Classification
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscription
Obverse: Laureate head right Reverse: Caius and Lucius Caesars standing facing, shield and spear between them
Course History
LAT 3, Intermediate Latin, Bryce Walker, Spring 2019
LAT 3, Intermediate Latin, Inger Kuin, Spring 2019
HUM 3.02, Two Empires under the Sun, Roberta Stewart and Gil Raz, Spring 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Scott Arcenas, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Bryce Walker, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Margaretha Kramer, Winter 2019
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Old Number
HN 190
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