minted in Rome

Coin (reverse), Denarius, of Caius Allius Bala

This silver coin was minted in Rome by Caius Allius Bala in 92 BC. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the reverse of the coin.

Diana, the goddess of women, childbirth and the hunt, drives a vehicle called a biga pulled by stags. She holds a sceptre and torch, and has a quiver over her shoulder. Below is a grasshopper and the legend 'C.ALLI', referring to the moneyer.

Later silver coins of the Roman Republic often had control-marks - letters or symbols which were probably used to record the number of dies supplied to the officials. This moneyer used a grasshopper, which in some issues is combined with another symbol.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-399-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.C15182
Date:	92 92 BC
Material:	Silver; both sides slightly off-centre; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv. Diademed female head to right; behind, BALA, downwards; G, sideways, below / Rev. Diana in biga of stags to right, holding sceptre and torch, and with quiver over shoulder; grasshopp
Dimensions:	18.50 x 17.00 mm D / Die Axis: 7.5
What:	Coin Type: Crawford 336/1b Coin, denarius
Subject:	Queen Street Coin Collection
Who:	C. Allius Bala (Maker) Diana
Where:	Italy, Rome Roman Republic
Event:
Description:	Silver denarius of Rome, struck by C. Allius Bala, 92 BC
References:	Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
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