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Denarius with head of Apollo, struck under L. Marcius Censorinus
Roman
Republican Period
about 82 B.C.
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 3.62 gm. Die Axis: 10
Credit Line
Augustine Shurtleff Collection of Coins
Accession Number01.1916.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: head of Apollo to right
Reverse: Marsyas walking to left, with right arm raised and left arm holding a wine-skin over shoulder; behind, column bearing statue of Victory; border of dots
In front of Marsyas, downwards: L CENSOR
Reverse: Marsyas walking to left, with right arm raised and left arm holding a wine-skin over shoulder; behind, column bearing statue of Victory; border of dots
In front of Marsyas, downwards: L CENSOR
ProvenanceBy date unknown: The Augustine Shurtleff Collection of Coins; bequest of Augustine Shurtleff to MFA; accessioned February 1, 1901