C. Papirius Carbo Prusa ad Olympum Waddington 1912 1, Bronze, struck at Prusa ad olympum, 62–59 BC. Obverse: head of dionysus wearing an ivy wreath. Reverse: roma, draped, seated on a heap of shields wearing a helmet and holding a nike and a spear rome. Weight about 7.2 g, diameter 23.1 mm.
| mint | Prusa ad olympum | weight | 7.16g (4) |
| ruler | C. Papirius Carbo | diameter | ⌀23.1 (2) |
| denomination | — | axis | 4↕ (4) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Dionysus wearing an ivy wreath
reverse
Roma, draped, seated on a heap of shields wearing a helmet and holding a Nike and a spear Rome
specimens (3)
British Museum
6.43g
⌀23.0
11↕
National Museum of Denmark
7.67g
National Museum of Denmark
6.44g
Cite this coin
C. Papirius Carbo Prusa ad Olympum Waddington 1912 1 (prusa_ad_olympum.waddington.1912.1), 62–59 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/c-papirius-carbo-prusa-ad-olympum-waddington-1912-1/ (accessed: 2026-10-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA