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Stories that cut across coins — people, institutions, and ideas that don't fit on a single coin page.
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Who Is on the Statue? The Aqua Marcia Denarius
A denarius shows an equestrian statue atop an aqueduct. Identifying the rider takes a military diploma, Pliny, and a new reading by Liv Yarrow.
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Pompey the Great: Three Triumphs and the Road to Pharsalus
Pompey's rise from Sulla's lieutenant to the first man of Rome, told through the symbols on a denarius struck by Sulla's son.
