minted in Rome

Coin (reverse), Denarius, of Lucius Scribonius Libo

This silver coin was minted in Rome by Lucius Scribonius Libo in 62 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 the Puteal Scribonianum, decorated with a garland and two lyres, and identified by the legend 'PUTEAL' above and 'SCRIBON' below. At the base is a hammer, perhaps symbolic of Vulcan, the god of fire.

A puteal was a stone enclosure placed at the mouth of a well. This one was erected in the Forum, at the site where a man called Scribonius, presumably an ancestor of the moneyer, had identified sacred ground struck by lightening.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-035-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1915.129
Date:	62 BC
Material:	Silver. Inscription: Obv. Head of Bonus Eventus r.; behind, LIBO downwards; before, BON-EVENT downwards / Rev. Puteal Scribonianum, decorated with garland and two lyres; at base, hammer; above, PUTEAL; below, SCRIBON
Dimensions:	20.00 mm D / Die Axis: 7.5
What:	Coin, denarius
Subject:	Ancient Coin Collection
Who:	Bonus Eventus
Where:	Italy, Rome
Event:
Description:	Silver denarius of the Roman Republic, Rome, 62 BC
References:	Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
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