Bronze Coin of Roman Republic, Prusa ad Olympum, 59 BCE–58 BCE. 2015.20.1148

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2015.20.1148

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 5.58
    • Diameter (in mm): 22.2

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date Range: 59 BCE - 58 BCE
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: [ΠΡΟ]ΥΣΑΕ[ΩΝ]
    • Type: Head of Dionysus right, wearing ivy wreath; behind, legend; below, date; before, monogram

  • Reverse

    • Legend: ΕΠΙΓ[ΑΙΟΥ] ΠΑΠΙΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΡ[ΒΩΝΟΣ]; [ΡΩΜΗ]
    • Type: Roma seated left on pile of shields, holding Nike in right hand and spear in left; behind, ΕΠΙΓΑΙΟΥ; before, ΠΑΠΙΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΡΒΟΝΟΣ; below, ΡΩΜΗ

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2015.20.1148
  • Lot: 2015.20
  • Department: Roman
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Witschonke ex Kovacs, 12/3/89, gift

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States

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