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Source Description
Obverse: Head of Roma wearing winged helmet, right; in field to left, X (denomination mark); bead border. Reverse: Victory in biga (2-horse chariot), right, holding palm branch in left hand and reins in right; control mark (ship’s ram) beneath horses’ forelegs; inscription ROMA should be present on reverse but does not survive in this example.
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Document identity
localId
18990
label
Denarius of Marcus Cipius
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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18990
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object
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normalized
title
Denarius of Marcus Cipius
description
Obverse: Head of Roma wearing winged helmet, right; in field to left, X (denomination mark); bead border. Reverse: Victory in biga (2-horse chariot), right, holding palm branch in left hand and reins in right; control mark (ship’s ram) beneath horses’ forelegs; inscription ROMA should be present on reverse but does not survive in this example.
provenance
Mrs. Sidney C. Doolittle, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1974, by gift.
date
115-114 BCE (Roman Republican)
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CC0
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en
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coins
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Max diam: 5/8 in. (1.58 cm); axis: 9:00
Source extras
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Roman
med
silver; struck
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6191
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none
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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