![Postcard of Coin (obverse), Denarius, probably of Tiberius Quinctius (or Quinctilius).](/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0098/00987733.jpg&PHPSESSID=pdi6dlctp0sp680vour2t7jkt0) 000-100-065-560-C © National Museums Scotland |
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Coin (obverse), Denarius, probably of Tiberius Quinctius (or Quinctilius)
This silver coin was minted in Rome, probably by Tiberius Quinctius (or Quinctilius), in either 112 or 111 BC. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the obverse of the coin.
The obverse portrays the hero Hercules, with a laurel wreath in his hair, holding a club over his shoulder.
The silver denarius became the most common coin issued after the mid-2nd century BC. At first equal to 10 bronze asses, from around 141 BC it was valued at 16. Thereafter, the sestertius, equated at four to a denarius, was the unit of reckoning.
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000-100-065-560-C |
Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland H.C15128 |
Date: |
112 - 111 112 or 111 BC
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Material: |
Silver; both sides very slightly off-centre; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Laureate bust of Hercules, seen from behind, head turned to left, holding club over shoulder / Rev. Desultor to left; reversed Z behind; rat to right below, between TI and Q; in
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Dimensions: |
19.00 x 18.00 mm D / Die Axis: 11.0
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What: |
Coin Type: Crawford 297/1b Coin, denarius
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Subject: |
Queen Street Coin Collection
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Who: |
Desultor Herculer Ti. Quinctius (or Quinctilius) (Maker)
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Where: |
Italy, Rome Roman Republic
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Description: |
Silver denarius of Rome, struck by Ti. Quinctius (or Quinctilius), 112 - 111 BC
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References: |
- Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
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