Add to albumThis silver coin was minted in Rome by Lucius Thorius Balbus in 105 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 bull charging to right. Above him is the mint control-mark 'B', while below is the inscription on two lines 'L .THORIVS BALBVS, the name of the moneyer.
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.
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- Online ID: 000-190-000-390-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.C15151
- Date: 105
105 BC
- Material: Silver; reverse slightly off-centre; slight wear. Inscription: Obv. Head of Juno Sospita to right, wearing goatskin; behind, I . S . M . R, downwards / Rev. Bull charging to right; B above; L . THORIVS below; BALBVS in exergue
Coin Type: Crawford 316/1
Coin, denarius
- Dimensions: 20.00 x 19.50 mm D / Die Axis: 6.5
- What: Coin Type: Crawford 316/1
Coin, denarius
- Subject: Queen Street Coin Collection
- Who: Juno Sospita
L. Thorius Balbus (Maker)
- Where: Italy, Rome
Roman Republic
- Event:
- Description: Silver denarius of Rome, struck by L. Thorius Balbus, 105 BC
- References:
- Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
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