minted in Rome

Coin (reverse), Denarius, probably of Quintus Pompeius Rufus

This silver coin was minted in Rome in 54 BC, probably by Quintus Pompeius Rufus. It is a type called a denarius, the most common Roman silver coin. This picture shows the reverse of the coin.

Like the obverse, the reverse depicts a Curule chair. On the left is a staff and on the right a wreath, symbols of the priestly office of Augur which the moneyer's grandfather Sulla possessed. The legend 'SVLLA.COS' is above and 'Q.POMPEI. RVF' below.

Both sides of this coin and those on the other issue produced by the moneyer in this year commemorate his grandfathers who were both consuls in 88 BC. One was the general and dictator Sulla; the other was the moneyer's namesake.

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Online ID:	000-190-002-002-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1915.144
Date:	54 BC
Material:	Silver. Inscription: Obv. Curule chair; on l., arrow; on r., laurel-branch; above Q. POMPEI.Q.F with RVFVS under P; below on tablet, COS / Rev. Curule chair; on l., lituus; on r., wreath; above, SVLLA.COS; below, on tablet, Q.POMPEI. RVF
Dimensions:	18.00 mm D / Die Axis: 4.5
What:	Coin, denarius
Subject:	Ancient Coin Collection
Who:	Q. Pompeius Rufus Sulla
Where:	Italy, Rome
Event:
Description:	Silver denarius of the Roman Republic, Rome, 54 BC
References:	Crawford, M.H. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
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