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Denarius serratus Sulpicia: Gaius Sulpicius, D•P•P / C•SVLPICI•C•F
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 106 BC |
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| Currency | Denarius of 16 Asses (141 – 27 BC) |
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| Obverse description | Jugate laureate busts of the Dei Penates Publici facing left, depicted as two male heads in close conjunction, both wreathed with laurel, rendered in bold high relief characteristic of late Roman Republican die-cutting. The abbreviated legend D•P•P (Dei Penates Publici) appears in the field, identifying the divine household gods of the Roman state. A control mark is visible in the lower field. The entire design is enclosed within a border of dots, itself framed by the distinctive serrated edge of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | D•P•P (Translation: Dei Penates Publici) |
| Reverse description | Two male figures — identified as the Dei Penates — standing upright and facing one another, each grasping a long spear in the left hand while extending the right hand downward toward a sacrificial sow lying prostrate between them. A control letter appears in the upper field above the figures. The moneyer's legend C•SVLPICI•C•F is inscribed in the exergue, with L and C rendered in monogram, identifying the issuing magistrate as Gaius Sulpicius, son of Gaius. The composition is vigorous and symmetrical, typical of the narrative reverse types favored by Roman Republican moneyers of the late second century BC. |
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