Coin (obverse), Victoriatus

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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: 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
  Coin, victoriatus
  
• 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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