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Denarius of Marcus Cipius
Obverse: Head of Roma wearing winged helmet, right; in field to left, X (denomination mark); bead border. Reverse: Victory in biga (2-horse chariot), right, holding palm branch in left hand and reins in right; control mark (ship’s ram) beneath horses’ forelegs; inscription ROMA should be present on reverse but does not survive in this example.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mrs. Sidney C. Doolittle, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1974, by gift.
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 5/8 in. (1.58 cm); axis: 9:00
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Sidney C. Doolittle, 1974
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.765