Coin (reverse), Denarius, of Lucius Cassius Caecianus

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This silver coin was minted in Rome by Lucius Cassius Caecianus in 102 BC. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the reverse of the coin.

The reverse shows two yoked oxen. Above them is the mint control-mark of the letter V and a pellet. Below is the inscription 'L. CASSI', referring to the moneyer.

Later coins of the Republic often had reverse designs alluding to the importance of the moneyer's family. This design complements that on the obverse, and may refer to the foundation of a temple of Ceres by an ancestor of the moneyer.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-393-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C15161
• Date: 102
  102 BC
  
• Material: Silver; edge nick at 10.5 (obverse); part of edge rather ragged; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Draped bust of Ceres to left; behind, CAEICIAN, upwards (AE and AN ligated); B and pellet above / Rev. Yoke of oxen to left; V and pellet above; L . CASSI i
  Coin Type: Crawford 321/1
  Coin, denarius
  
• Dimensions: 20.00 x 18.00 mm D / Die Axis: 7.5
  
• What: Coin Type: Crawford 321/1
  Coin, denarius
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Ceres
  L. Cassius Caecianus (Maker)
  
• Where: Italy, Rome
  Roman Republic
  
• Event:
• Description: Silver denarius of Rome, struck by L. Cassius Caecianus, 102 BC
  
• References:
  • Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976. 
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