Quinarius with Roma
Dublin Core
Title
Quinarius with Roma
Subject
SILVER
Description
Obv: Roma, helmeted. V
Rev: Dioscuri, riding with couched spears into battle. Each wears cuirass, cloak, and cap surmounted by star. ROMA
V is a mark of value ( = 5 asses).
The Dioscuri, according to Roman tradition, saved the day by their timely intervention in the battle of Lake Regillus, fought between Rome and the Latins in 497 B.C. By contrast with the denarius, the quinarius, or half-denarius, was never struck in great numbers. Nor is there much progression in the development of quinarius types. See, however, on coin 74.
Rev: Dioscuri, riding with couched spears into battle. Each wears cuirass, cloak, and cap surmounted by star. ROMA
V is a mark of value ( = 5 asses).
The Dioscuri, according to Roman tradition, saved the day by their timely intervention in the battle of Lake Regillus, fought between Rome and the Latins in 497 B.C. By contrast with the denarius, the quinarius, or half-denarius, was never struck in great numbers. Nor is there much progression in the development of quinarius types. See, however, on coin 74.
Creator
Italy
Rome
Source
Purchased from Munzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, 1967.
Date
175 BC - 172 BC
Identifier
C.029
Coverage
Italic
Roman
Republican
Files
Citation
Italy and Rome, “Quinarius with Roma,” RD Milns Antiquities Museum Online Exhibitions, accessed May 4, 2024, https://uqantiquitiesonlineexhibitions.omeka.net/items/show/359.