Coin (reverse), Denarius, of Tiberius Quinctius (or Quinctilius)

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This silver coin was minted in Rome by Tiberius Quinctius (or Quinctilius) in either 112 or 111 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 naked desultor, a rider of two horses. Desultors rode in exhibitions and carried messages. Behind is the mint control-mark, a reversed letter Z. Below is a rat, between the letters 'TI' and 'Q' (referring to the moneyer.

The design here may refer to a statue, perhaps one commemorating an ancestor of the moneyer. At the bottom of the coin appears to be a tablet with a worn legend 'D.S.S.' (for 'de senatus sententia'), which often appears in building inscriptions.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-380-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.C15128
• Date: 112 - 111
  112 or 111 BC
  
• Material: Silver; both sides very slightly off-centre; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Laureate bust of Hercules, seen from behind, head turned to left, holding club over shoulder / Rev. Desultor to left; reversed Z behind; rat to right below, between TI and Q; in
  Coin Type: Crawford 297/1b
  Coin, denarius
  
• Dimensions: 19.00 x 18.00 mm D / Die Axis: 11.0
  
• What: Coin Type: Crawford 297/1b
  Coin, denarius
  
• Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
  
• Who: Desultor
  Herculer
  Ti. Quinctius (or Quinctilius) (Maker)
  
• Where: Italy, Rome
  Roman Republic
  
• Event:
• Description: Silver denarius of Rome, struck by Ti. Quinctius (or Quinctilius), 112 - 111 BC
  
• References:
  • Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976. 
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