Add to albumThis silver coin was minted in Rome by Lucius Mussidius Longus, son of Titus, in 42 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 Concordia, the goddess of harmony, wearing a veil, and identified by the legend 'CONCORDIA' running upwards behind her. Below her chin is a crescent, possibly symbolic of the belief that a new age was dawning.
In the turmoil following Caesar's death, various alliances were created and broken. In 43 BC, the triumvirate of three of the main contenders, Antony, Lepidus and Octavian, was formed. The design on this coin celebrates the supposed harmony between them.
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- Online ID: 000-100-078-701-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland A.1915.162
- Date: 42 BC
- Material: Silver. Inscription: Obv. Head of Concordia r., wearing veil; below chin, crescent; behind, CONCORDIA upwards / Rev. Shrine of Venus Cloacina, inscribed CLOACIN; above, L.MVSSIDIVS.LONGVS
Coin, denarius
- Dimensions: 18.00 mm D / Die Axis: 4.5
- What: Coin, denarius
- Subject: Ancient Coin Collection
- Who: Concordia
Venus Cloacina
- Where: Italy, Rome
- Event:
- Description: Silver denarius of the Roman Republic, Rome, 42 BC
- References:
- Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
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