Nascia 1981-5 122

Typological Description

Source: RRC 335/3f

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 95 BCE - 92 BCE
• Denomination: Denarius
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Issuer: L. Caecilius Metellus
  • • State: Roman Republic
  • Issuer: C. Publicius Malleolus
  • • State: Roman Republic
  • Issuer: A. Postumius Albinus

• Geographic

  • Mint: Rome

• Obverse

  • Type: Helmeted head of Mars, right. Border of dots.
  • Symbol (Above): Hammer
  • Symbol (Below): X (crossed; denominational mark)
  • Portrait: Mars

• Reverse

  • Legend: C·MAL
  • Type: Naked warrior standing left, holding spear in right hand and placing right foot on cuirass; on left, trophy; on right, inscription. Border of dots.
  • Symbol (Behind): Tablet (inscribed)

Administrative History

• Source

  • Ars et Nummus (Giuseppe Nascia; Milan, Italy), List 5, 1981no. 122

Rights

• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States