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Denarius: Elephant Walking Right, Trampling on a Serpent; Emblems of the Pontificate - Simpulum, Aspergillum, Axe, and Apex on Reverse
Denarius: Elephant Walking Right, Trampling on a Serpent; Emblems of the Pontificate - Simpulum, Aspergillum, Axe, and Apex on Reverse

Denarius: Elephant Walking Right, Trampling on a Serpent; Emblems of the Pontificate - Simpulum, Aspergillum, Axe, and Apex on Reverse

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CultureRoman
Date49-48 BCE
MediumSilver
Classificationscoins & medals
Credit LineGift of William H. Race
Object number2012.37.2.5
DescriptionJulius Caesar Denarius from a collection of 211 Ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Persian coins: Five boxes of coins, each coin mounted on a card with descriptive text, and one case box with 24 compartments and glass-topped cover, containing 28 coins. See attached list in Text Entries.
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Julius Caesar Denarius (Obverse: Diademed Head of Venus Facing Right with Circular Obverse Banker’s Mark by Venus’s Eye; Reverse: Aeneas Walking Left, Carrying Anchises and Palladium)
Julius Caesar Denarius (Obverse: Diademed Head of Venus Facing Right with Circular Obverse Banker’s Mark by Venus’s Eye; Reverse: Aeneas Walking Left, Carrying Anchises and Palladium)
Unidentified artist
47-46 BCE
Denarius: Draped Bare-Headed Bust of Maximus Right; Lituus, Knife, Jug, Simpulum, and Sprinkler on Reverse
Denarius: Draped Bare-Headed Bust of Maximus Right; Lituus, Knife, Jug, Simpulum, and Sprinkler on Reverse
Unidentified artist
235-238 CE
Denarius: Laureate Head of Vespasian Right; Simpulum, Sprinkler, Jug, and Lituus on Reverse
Denarius: Laureate Head of Vespasian Right; Simpulum, Sprinkler, Jug, and Lituus on Reverse
Unidentified artist
69-79 CE
Augustus Denarius (Obverse: Laureate Head of Augustus Facing Right; Reverse: Lucius and Gaius Standing Facing, Shields and Spears Between Them, Above, Between the Spears, Simpulum and Littuus Turned Inwards)
Augustus Denarius (Obverse: Laureate Head of Augustus Facing Right; Reverse: Lucius and Gaius Standing Facing, Shields and Spears Between Them, Above, Between the Spears, Simpulum and Littuus Turned Inwards)
Unidentified artist
2 BCE-14 CE
Denarius: Laureate and Bearded Head of Romulus Right; Ceres Seated Right Holding Torch and Grain Ears, Serpent at Her Feet on Reverse
Denarius: Laureate and Bearded Head of Romulus Right; Ceres Seated Right Holding Torch and Grain Ears, Serpent at Her Feet on Reverse
Unidentified artist
56 BCE
Denarius: Beardless Bust of Marcus Aurelius Right; Juventas Standing Right Making Offering, Holding Patera in Left Hand on Reverse
Denarius: Beardless Bust of Marcus Aurelius Right; Juventas Standing Right Making Offering, Holding Patera in Left Hand on Reverse
Unidentified artist
161-180 CE
Denarius: Laureate Head of Titus Right; Annona, Seated Holding Wheat Sheaves in Right Hand on Lap on Reverse
Denarius: Laureate Head of Titus Right; Annona, Seated Holding Wheat Sheaves in Right Hand on Lap on Reverse
Unidentified artist
79-81 CE
Titus Denarius (Obverse: Laureate Head of Titus Right; Reverse: Eagle on Cippus, Wings Spread, Head Left)
Titus Denarius (Obverse: Laureate Head of Titus Right; Reverse: Eagle on Cippus, Wings Spread, Head Left)
Unidentified artist
74-79 CE
Antoninianus: Diademed and Draped Bust of Herennius Etruscus Right; Sprinkler, Simpulum, Jug, Patera, and Lituus on Reverse
Antoninianus: Diademed and Draped Bust of Herennius Etruscus Right; Sprinkler, Simpulum, Jug, Patera, and Lituus on Reverse
Unidentified artist
250-251 CE
Tetradrachm: Charioteer Driving Walking Quadriga Right, Nike Above; Diademed Head of Arethusa Right, Four Dolphins Around on Reverse
Tetradrachm: Charioteer Driving Walking Quadriga Right, Nike Above; Diademed Head of Arethusa Right, Four Dolphins Around on Reverse
Unidentified artist
480-475 BCE
Denarius: Laureate, Draped, and Cuirassed Bust of Hadrian Right; Trajan and Hadrian Standing Right and Left, Clasping Right Hands, Both are Laureate and Togate and Each Holds a Scroll on Reverse
Denarius: Laureate, Draped, and Cuirassed Bust of Hadrian Right; Trajan and Hadrian Standing Right and Left, Clasping Right Hands, Both are Laureate and Togate and Each Holds a Scroll on Reverse
Unidentified artist
117-138 CE
Denarius: Laureate Draped Bust of Caracalla as an Older Boy Right; Dea Caelestis Holding Thunderbolt and Scepter, Seated Facing Hand Right, on Lion Running Right over Water Gushing from Rock on Reverse
Denarius: Laureate Draped Bust of Caracalla as an Older Boy Right; Dea Caelestis Holding Thunderbolt and Scepter, Seated Facing Hand Right, on Lion Running Right over Water Gushing from Rock on Reverse
Unidentified artist
198-217 CE