Add to albumThis silver coin was minted in Rome by Manius Fonteius in either 108 or 107 BC. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the reverse of the coin.
The reverse depicts a ship with oars and a doliolum (cask) in the stern. Above is the inscription 'MN.FONTEI' referring to the moneyer (the MN and NTE are joined together). Below is the mint control-mark, the letter F.
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. Coins of this issue have mint control-marks extending through the entire alphabet.
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- Online ID: 000-190-000-386-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C15143
- Date: 108 - 107
108 or 107 BC
- Material: Silver; both sides slightly off-centre; mostly slight to moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Jugate, laureate heads of Dioscuri to right; two stars above; in front, [P] P, upwards; [star below chin] / Rev. Ship to right, displaying doliolum in stern; above;
Coin Type: Crawford 307/1a
Coin, denarius
- Dimensions: 19.50 x 18.50 mm D / Die Axis: 7.5
- What: Coin Type: Crawford 307/1a
Coin, denarius
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: Dioscuri
Mn. Fonteius (Maker)
- Where: Italy, Rome
Roman Republic
- Event:
- Description: Silver denarius of Rome, struck by Mn. Fonteius, 108 - 107 BC
- References:
- Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
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