Silver Denarius of Roman Republic, Rome. 1949.98.374

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 2.78
• Authenticity: Forgery
• Series: Crawford

Typological Description

• Object Type: Coin
• Denomination: Denarius
• Manufacture: Cast
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Issuer: Mn. Fonteius
  • State: Roman Republic

• Geographic

  • Place of Production: Rome
  • Region: Latium

• Obverse

  • Legend: MN.FONTEI C.F|AP monogram
  • Type: Apollo head r. laur.|thunderbolt

• Reverse

  • Type: Cupid riding goat r.|pilei|thyrsus|laurel wreath around

References

• Reference: RRC 353/1a
• Reference: S.724*

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1949.98.374
• Lot: 1949.98
• Department: Roman
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Category: Roman--Modern--Copy

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined