Pompey,_aureus,_71_BC,_RRC_402-1.png (640 × 318 pixels, file size: 372 KB, MIME type: image/png)
Summary
Pompey, gold aureus, minted in Rome, 71 BC. Obverse : Head of Africa right, wearing elephant's skin; jug with handle to left on left; lituus on right; MAGNVS downwards behind. Laurel-wreath as border.
Reverse : Pompey in triumphal quadriga right, holding branch in right hand; rider (Gnaeus Pompey) on near horse; flying Pompey in triumphal quadriga right, holding branch in right hand; rider (Gnaeus Pompey) on near horse; flying Victory with wreath above; PRO COS in exergue.
Die-axis: 8 o'clock
Weight: 8.94 grammes
Source: Michael Crawford, The Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge University Press, 1974, pp. 412, 413. Date 1 January 0071 Source https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1867-0101-584 Author The Trustees of the British Museum
Licensing
  | This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 07:57, 28 September 2023 | | 640 × 318 (372 KB) | Isidore (talk | contribs) | Pompey, gold aureus, minted in Rome, 71 BC. Obverse : Head of Africa right, wearing elephant's skin; jug with handle to left on left; lituus on right; MAGNVS downwards behind. Laurel-wreath as border. Reverse : Pompey in triumphal quadriga right, holding branch in right hand; rider (Gnaeus Pompey) on near horse; flying Pompey in triumphal quadriga right, holding branch in right hand; rider (Gnaeus Pompey) on near horse; flying Victory with wreath above; PRO COS in exergue. Die-axis: 8 o'clo... |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage
The following page uses this file:
