Crawford 416/1a

Moneyer: L. Scribonius Libo, 62 BC.

Denomination: Denarius

Obverse: BON EVENT / LIBO; Diademed head of Bonus Eventus to right. 

Reverse: PVTEAL / SCRIBON Garlanded Puteal Scribonianum (Scribonian wellhead), decorated with two lyres; at base, hammer. 

Reference:  Crawford 416/1a

Mint: Rome

Weight: 

Notes: Though a puteal is often described as a "wellhead," the Puteal Scribonianum depicted here was a walled enclosure erected around the spot of a lightning strike in the Roman Forum. The Romans believed such spots were marked by the gods, and hence worthy of veneration. Erected circa 204 BC by a member of the Libo clan, the Puteal became a popular meeting spot for money lenders and merchants.

Collezione : 16 Roman Republic