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Coin (obverse), Victoriatus

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minted in Rome

Postcard of Coin (obverse), Victoriatus.
000-100-078-517-C
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Coin (obverse), Victoriatus

This silver coin, of a type known as a victoriatus, was minted in Rome sometime after 211 BC. This picture shows the obverse of the coin.

The obverse depicts the head of Jupiter, the father of the gods, wearing a laurel wreath.

In or around 211 BC a new coinage system was introduced in Rome. The silver issues were based on the denarius, and its fractions the quinarius (half denarius) and sestertius (quarter denarius), as well as the victoriatus.


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Online ID: 000-100-078-517-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1934.41
Date: after 211 BC
Material: Silver. Inscription: Obv. Laureate head of Jupiter r. / Rev. Victory r., crowning trophy; in exergue, ROMA
Dimensions: 17.00 mm D / Die Axis: 4.5
What: Coin, victoriatus
Subject: Ancient Coin Collection
Who: Jupiter
Victory
Where: Italy, Rome
Event:
Description: Silver victoriatus of the Roman Republic, Rome, after 211 BC
References:
  • Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976. 
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