Silver Coin, Rome, 87 BC 1980.109.333

Physical Description

• Axis: 6

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 1.61

Typological Description

Source: RRC 348/4

• Object Type: Coin
• Date: 87 BCE
• Denomination: Quinarius
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Issuer: L. Rubrius Dossenus
  • • State: Roman Republic

• Geographic

  • Mint: Rome

• Obverse

  • Legend: DOSSEN
  • Type: Laureate head of Neptune, right, with trident over shoulder. Border of dots.
  • Portrait: Neptune

• Reverse

  • Legend: L·RVBRI
  • Type: Victory standing right, holding wreath and palm-branch in left hand and raising right hand; before, garlanded altar with snake coiled round top. Border of dots.
  • Portrait: Victory

References

• Reference: RRC 348/4
• Reference: S 708

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1980.109.333
• Department: Roman
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

• Series: Crawford

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States