Coin (reverse), Victoriatus

This silver coin, of a type known as a victoriatus, was minted in Rome sometime after 211 BC. This picture shows the reverse of the coin.

The reverse depicts Victory crowning a trophy. Below is the inscription 'ROMA', denoting the mint at Rome.

Although the early victoriatus weighed 3/4 of a denarius in weight, it was not integrated into that system. It was issued with a baser silver content than the contemporary denarius, perhaps for foreign payments where the unit of reckoning was the drachma.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-086-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1934.41
Date:	after 211 BC
Material:	Silver. Inscription: Obv. Laureate head of Jupiter r. / Rev. Victory r., crowning trophy; in exergue, ROMA
Dimensions:	17.00 mm D / Die Axis: 4.5
What:	Coin, victoriatus
Subject:	Ancient Coin Collection
Who:	Jupiter Victory
Where:	Italy, Rome
Event:
Description:	Silver victoriatus of the Roman Republic, Rome, after 211 BC
References:	Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
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