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Denarius of L. Flaminius Chilo

Roman (Metalworker)
109-108 BCE (Roman Republican)
silver; struck
(Roman Empire , )

Obverse: Head of Roma, helmeted, right; beaded border; in field to right, X (denomination mark). Reverse: Victory in biga (2-horse chariot), right, holding reins in left hand and wreath in right

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] ROMA [Translation] Rome [Inscription, Latin; reverse] L(ucius) FLAMIN(ius) CILO [Translation] Lucius Flaminius Chilo

Provenance
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Mrs. Sidney C. Doolittle, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1974, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Sidney C. Doolittle, 1974

Location in Museum

Charles Street: Second Floor: Collector's Study

Accession Number

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59.763

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