Didrachm

88-13-95

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Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 88-13-95
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Republican Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Rome (Italy)
Period Roman Republican Period
Date Made 225-205 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Silver (uncertain)
Iconography Head | Janus | Jupiter | Thunderbolt | Sceptre | Victory | Quadriga
Description

Obv: Head of Janus (or Fontus) laur. with side curls; on top of head two small annulets

Rev: Jupiter hurling thunderbolt and holding sceptre; behind him Victory; in fast quadriga r.; below ROMA

Outside Diameter 1.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of the University of Pennsylvania Department of Classical Studies, 1988
Other Number 2 - Other Number

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