Add to albumThis silver coin was minted in Rome by Lucius Marcius Censorinus in 82 BC. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the obverse of the coin.
The obverse depicts Apollo, the Greek god of light, healing and prophecy, wearing a laurel wreath.
Coins of the earlier Roman Republic often portrayed the goddess Roma on the obverse. In the 1st century BC the head of Apollo appears on a number of issues including during the Social War (91-88 BC) and the turbulent period thereafter.
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- Online ID: 000-100-065-662-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C15230
- Date: 82
82 BC
- Material: Silver; reverse slightly off-centre; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Laureate head of Apollo to right / Rev. Marsyas walking left, raising right hand and holding wine-skin over left shoulder; behind, column bearing statue of Victory; on left, L . CENSOR,
Coin Type: Crawford 363/1d
Coin, denarius
- Dimensions: 17.00 mm D / Die Axis: 3.5
- What: Coin Type: Crawford 363/1d
Coin, denarius
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: Apollo
L. Marcius Censorinus (Maker)
Marsyas
- Where: Italy, Rome
Roman Republic
- Event:
- Description: Silver denarius of Rome, minted by L. Marcius Censorinus, 82 BC
- References:
- Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
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