Coin (obverse), Denarius, of Lucius Livineius Regulus

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This silver coin was minted in Rome by Lucius Livineius Regulus 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 the head of Lucius Regulus, a praetor and ancestor of the moneyer. The identification is possible because other issues of coins struck by this moneyer have a similar portrait but add a legend to identify the portrait.

The Romans needed coins for one main purpose - to pay the salaries of her huge military force - but also to pay the salaries of her officials and to fund public works. In the late Republic, aristocrats increasing used coins for luxuries and bribes.

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• Online ID: 000-100-078-700-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1915.163
• Date: 42 BC
  
• Material: Silver. Inscription: Obv. Head of L. Regulus, Pr., r. / Rev. Modius, on either side, corn-ear;above, L.LIVINEIVS; in exergue, REGVLVS
  Coin, denarius
  
• Dimensions: 18.50 mm D / Die Axis: 4.5
  
• What: Coin, denarius
  
• Subject: Ancient Coin Collection
  
• Who: L. Regulus
  
• 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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