By 2003, Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Frederick, MD; August, 2003, sold by Waddell to Cornelius C. Vermeule, III (b. 1925 – d. 2008), Cambridge, MA [see note 1]; 2008, gift of Vermeule to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 22, 2008)

NOTES: [1] Lent by Cornelius Vermeule to the MFA from 2004 until 2008 (loan no. L-T 326.1.2004).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The date and circumstances of the coin’s discovery are not known, but a Roman Republican silver denarius of this type is most likely to have been found in Italy. Per the MFA’s 2006 agreement with the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Museum contacted Ministry representatives prior to acquiring the coin; the Ministry raised no objection to the acquisition.

EXHIBITION HISTORY : “Games for the Gods: The Greek Athlete and the Olympic Spirit,” Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, July 21 – November 28, 2004.

PUBLISHED REFERENCES: J. Herrmann and C. Kondoleon, Games For the Gods (exh. cat., MFA, Boston, 2004), pp. 112, 180, fig. 80.