AR Denarius of M. Tullius

Dublin Core

Title

AR Denarius of M. Tullius

Subject

money; coins (money)

Description

The obverse of this coin is the head of Roma facing right, while the reverse shows Victoria driving a quadriga to the right with a sheaf of wheat in her left hand. The goddess Roma is the female personification of the city and state of Rome. The image of Victoria, goddess of victory, holds a sheaf of wheat in her hand, so perhaps the Republic was celebrating a victory over a difficult harvest.

Creator

M. Tullius

Source

Syd 531, R017, Craw 280/1

Publisher

ARTH250 (Professor V. Rousseau, fall 2019)

Date

100 BCE

Contributor

MM

Rights

University Art Collection, University of St. Thomas (St. Paul)

Relation

[no text]

Format

Silver (metal)

Language

Latin

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

2012.02.173

Coverage

Roman Republic