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TitleDenarius - Sydenham 554 - Crawford 291/1 - Brockage
Mint Date114 B.C.E.-113 B.C.E.
MoneyerManius Aemilius Lepidus
DenominationDenarius
MaterialSilver
Method of ManufactureStruck
Dimensions18 mm
Weight3.9 grams
AuthorityRoman Republic
MintRome
ClassificationSydenham 554; Crawford 291/1
Sydenham PeriodPeriod V - c. 119-91 B.C.E.
DescriptionSydenham notes a date of 109 B.C.E. that is later than the range of 114 - 113 B.C.E. that Crawford identifies (p 305). Badian reverse description: 'incuse of obverse; border of dots (rev. incuse)'
Type-ObverseFemale bust to right (Roma?), draped and wearing diadem; before, ROMA upwards (MA ligatured); behind, value mark (X); border of dots
Type-ReverseBROCKAGE: reversed incuse of obverse type [standard reverse type: Three arches, on which stands equestrian statue, horseman wears cuirass and wreath; and holds spear in right hand; around, MN•AEMILIO (MN ligatured); between arches, LEP; border of dots]
Legend-ObverseROMA
Legend-ReverseMN•AEMILIO LEP
Physical LocationRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
Condition Evaluation NoteReverse legend , like entire reverse type, is absent from this brockage specimen.
Rights HolderRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives.
Rights DeclarationProfessor Corey Brennan of Rutgers University is Professor Badian's literary/academic executor, and it is with Professor Brennan's full consent that Rutgers University Libraries can use the Badian notes in the Roman Coins portal.
Associated EntityDonor: Dr. Ernst Badian
Shelving LocatorCatalog Number BAD0524; Box Number 30