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Semis (Aes Grave) of the Roman Republic
Obverse: Bull rearing, left; below, S (denomination mark). Reverse: Six-spoked wheel; within spokes, S (denomination mark).
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Provenance
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Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 2 1/16 × D: 1/2 in., Wt: 0.3 lb. (5.3 × 1.24 cm, 134.5 g)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
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.
59.538