Add to albumThis silver coin was minted in Rome by Numerius Fabius Pictor in 126 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 Roma, the goddess and personification of Rome, wearing a helmet. Behind her is a star, a mark of value. Below her chin is the mint control-mark, the letter F, used to record the issue of coin dies.
Later silver coins of the Roman Republic begin to have control-marks - letters or symbols which were probably used to record the number of dies supplied to the officials. This issue is the first to use mint control-marks on the denarius coinage.
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- Online ID: 000-100-065-511-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C15079
- Date: 126
126 BC
- Material: Silver; obverse slightly off-centre; fairly worn. Inscription: Obv. Helmeted head of Roma to right; star behind; F below chin / Rev. Q . Fabius Pictor seated left, holding apex and spear; N behind head; beside him, shield inscribed QVI / RIN; on right, N
Coin Type: Crawford 268/1b
Coin, denarius
- Dimensions: 17.00 mm D / Die Axis: 11.0
- What: Coin Type: Crawford 268/1b
Coin, denarius
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: N. Fabius Pictor (Maker)
Q. Fabius Pictor
Rome
- Where: Italy, Rome
Roman Republic
- Event:
- Description: Silver denarius of Rome, minted by N. Fabius Pictor, 126 BC
- References:
- Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
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