RES PUBLICA ROMANA 01 - Republican
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ANONYMOUS (225-212 BC)
Anonymous "Quadrigatus" The name quadrigatus derives from the depiction on its reverse: a quadriga (four-horse chariot) driven by Jupiter and guided by Victoria, accompanied by the inscription ROMA . The obverse (heads side) featured...
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ANONYMOUS (211 BC)
Anonymous "Denarius" The Roman denarius was introduced in 211 BCE, initially weighing approximately 4.5 grams. The word denarius derives from the Latin deni , meaning "containing ten," as its value was equivalent to 10...
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HANNIBAL (2nd Punic War)
Hannibal, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 "Hannibal ante portas! – Hannibal at the gates! (Cicero)" By the mid-3rd century BCE, most of Campania was under Roman dominion. Capua, the principal city of Campania, was nearly as significant as...
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ANONYMOUS (208 BC)
Anonymous "Victoriatus" The victoriatus corresponded in weight to the Greek drachma and was minted to facilitate trade with the Greeks of southern Italy, for whom the denarius was too new and perhaps challenging to...
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MACEDON (ROMAN PROTECTORATE)
Republican period. First Meris. Circa 167-149 BC "The Third Macedonian War" At the end of the 3rd century BCE, King Philip V of Macedonia allied with Hannibal against Rome. Titus Quinctius Flamininus defeated Philip...
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L. SCIPIO ASIAGENUS (106 BC)
L. Scipio Asiagenus "Denarius Serratus" The Denarius Serratus (from the Latin serra – saw; plural serrati ) was a variation of the standard Roman silver coin, produced through a minting process that involved serrating...
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CAIUS NORBANUS (83 BC)
Caius Norbanus " Gaius Norbanus" Gaius Norbanus was a praetor in 89 BCE and governor of Sicily. During the civil war between Marius and Sulla, he sided with Marius. In 83 BCE, the newly...
L. SULLA (84-83 BC)
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix " Imperator" "I have repaid in full measure anyone who did me harm"—these were the words of Sulla, inscribed on his tombstone. A denarius was struck by the military mint...
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Q. ANTONIUS BALBUS (83-82 BC)
Q. Antonius Balbus "Civil War" Quintus Antonius Balbus was a member of Marius' faction and was elected praetor of Sardinia in 83 BCE. However, before departing for Sardinia, the Senate ordered him to take...
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Q. CAECILIUS METELLUS PIUS (81 BC)
Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius " General of Sulla" Metellus, at the age of 20, accompanied his father during the Numidian War against Jugurtha. He served as one of the commanders in the Social War,...
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M. VOLTEIUS M.f. (78 BC)
M. Volteius M.f " Templum Iovis Optimi Maximi" This was the most important temple to Jupiter in Italy, located on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, specifically on its northern peak called Capitolium. Construction was...
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MACEDON (ROMAN PROVINCE)
Aesillas, quaestor " The Province of Macedonia" The Via Egnatia was an ancient Roman road constructed between 146 and 120 BCE on the Balkan Peninsula. It stretched from Dyrrachium on the Adriatic coast through...
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L. CASSIUS LONGINUS (63 BC)
L. Cassius Longinus " Lex Cassia Tabellaria" The tablet marked with the letter "V" was used in Rome for voting on legislation. This coin, combined with Vesta on the obverse, references a law from...
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L. AEMILIUS LEPIDUS PAULLUS (62 BC)
L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus " Perseus of Antigonid Dynasty" Perseus was the last king of Macedonia. He lost the Third Macedonian War (172–168 BCE) to Rome and was dethroned. The victorious Roman commander, Consul...
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A. PLAUTIUS (55 BC)
A. Plautius " The Conquest of Judea" Both sides of this coin commemorate Gnaeus Pompey the Great's campaign in Judea. The issuer of the denarius, Aulus Plautius, had himself fought in Judea and was...
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