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Denarius of Publius Plautius Hypsaeus
Obverse: Bust of Leuconoe, draped, hair bejeweled, right; dolphin in field to left; beaded border. Reverse: Jupiter in a quadriga (4-horse chariot) galloping left, holding reins in left hand, thunderbolt in right; beaded border.
This coin was issued by Publius Plautius Hypsaeus when he held the office of Triumvir of the Mints (Triumvir Monetalis) in 60 BCE. Following common practice in the Roman Republic, he issued the denarius in honor of an illustrious ancestor, in this case Gaius Plautius Venox Hypsaeus, who captured the city of Privernum while consul for the second time in 341 BCE.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm); axis: 9:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.576