Sallust, AE contorniate. 39 mm, 32.67 g. 4th c. AD.

SALVSTVS AVTOR, draped bust of Sallust right, palm branch behind head.
PETRONI PLACEAS, three entertainers facing, the central one holding a syrinx, the others holding flutes.

Alfoeldi 76; Boston MFA 98; Sabatier X,4.

Image courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour.