Karnyx on Coin

Iconography | IC042

Date of lllustration: Between 118 and 92 BCE

Current Location: British Museum

Description: Warrior in chariot carrying spear and shield with karnyx in background on Denarius signed by Scaurus. Warrior said to be Bituitus, ruler of the Arverni.

Citations: B.M. Cat. Coins Roman Repub. l, 184, No. 1185; Num. Chron., 1924, 31; 1941, 120