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Denarius with head of Concordia, issued by L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus
Roman
Late Republican Period
about 62 B.C.
Mint: Italy, Rome
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 29 mm. Weight: 3.96 gm. Die Axis: 4
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary B. Comstock
Accession Number1984.43
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Concordia, right, diademed and veiled.
PAVLLVSLEPIDVS CONCORDIA
Reverse: Three captives (King Perseus of Macedon with two sons) at left of trophy.
At right, L. Aemilius Paullus togate.
Above: TER in exergue: PAVLLVS
PAVLLVSLEPIDVS CONCORDIA
Reverse: Three captives (King Perseus of Macedon with two sons) at left of trophy.
At right, L. Aemilius Paullus togate.
Above: TER in exergue: PAVLLVS
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Ariadne Galleries, Inc., 970 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021 (Ariadne auction, The Carlyle, 983 Madison Avenue, New York, December 9, 1983, lot 223); purchased at the Ariadne auction by Mary B. Comstock for MFA; January 18, 1984: gift of Mary B. Comstock to MFA