Bronze Coin of C. Papirius Carbo, Prusa ad Olympum, 59 BC - 58 BC. 2015.20.1149

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2015.20.1149

Physical Description

  • Axis: 11

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 6.32
    • Diameter (in mm): 22.3

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Coin
  • Date Range: 59 BC - 58 BC

  • Date on Object

    • Date: ΔΚΣ
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: ΠΡΟΥΣΑΕΩΝ
    • Type: Head of Dionysus right, wearing ivy wreath; behind, legend; below, date; before, monogram
    • Deity: Dionysus

  • Reverse

    • Legend: ΕΠΙΓΑΙΟ[Υ] ΠΑΠΙΡΙΟΥ ΚΑΡΒΩΝΟΣ; 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
    • Deity: Nike
    • Deity: Roma

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2015.20.1149
  • Department: Roman
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Witschonke ex Cederlind 158, 3/28/11, lot 94

Rights

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