RRC 494/38 (2189) - UCD Digital Library

RRC 494/38 (2189)

In collection UCD Classical Museum : Roman Republican Coins

Origin information
Rome, Latium (Roman Republic) : C. Vibius Varus
Date created:
Type of Resource
three dimensional object
still image
Physical description
1 coin (Silver) ; Diameter:
19 mm ; Weight:
3.56 g
Axis: 8
Material: Metal (Silver)  
Condition: Worn
Ancient genuine
Mint
Rome, Latium
Other identifier
Card no. 168
Obverse type
Head of Minerva r., wearing aegis and crested Corinthian helmet; dotted border.
Reverse legend
C.VIBIVS VAR[VS]
Reverse type
Hercules standing l., holding lion-skin over l. arm, resting r. hand on grounded club; dotted border.
Date of origin
42 BC
Comparanda
Roman Republican Coinage (Crawford 1974) no. 494/38
Genre
Coin   linked data (nomisma)
Subject
Coins, Roman   linked data (lcsh)
Minerva (Roman deity)
Rome, Latium   linked data (pleiades)
Denomination
Denarius   nomisma
Location
University College, Dublin. University College, Dublin. Classical Museum. Roman Republican Coins. UCD number 2189 http://dx.doi.org/10.7925/drs1.ucdclm_200
Funding
UCD Seed Funding Award 2012 (to Dr Philip de Souza).
Funding
UCD College of Arts and Celtic Studies Research Project / Initiative Scheme 2013 (to Dr Jo Day).

Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014-04-02 — Record has been transformed into NUDS and MODS XML formats from XML metadata exported from the UCD Classical Museum's collection management database (FilemakerPro XML). Original descriptive metadata created 2013-11-12 by NLW.

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