RRC 235/1b

Denarius · 137 BCE

Date137 BCE

IssuerSextus Pompeius

DeityRoma

DenominationDenarius

MaterialSilver

MintRome

RegionLatium

Average Size19mm, 3.9g (based on 6 examples)

Obverse TypeHelmeted head of Roma, right. Border of dots.

Reverse LegendSEX·PMO ROMA

Reverse TypeShe-wolf, right, suckling twins; behind, tree (ficus Ruminalis), with one bird perching on trunk and two birds perching on upper branches; on left, Faustulus, identified by inscription FOSTLVS. Line border.

ManufactureStruck

Obverse BeforeX

Obverse BehindJug

ParentType URIrrc-235.1 ↗

StateRoman Republic

Symbol obvX, Jug

Examples in Museum Databases (6 specimens)

American Numismatic Society (MANTIS)

Bibliothèque nationale de France

National Numismatic Collection, De Nederlandsche Bank

British Museum

Universität Augsburg

Source record: http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-235.1b