Quinarius - Augustus P CARISI LEG; Victory

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Augustus (Caius Octavius) (27 BC - 14 AD)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	25 BC - 23 BC
Value	1 Silver Quinarius = ½ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.7 g
Diameter	14 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 247372
References	RIC I# 1B Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.1(2).aug.1B Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Augustus, bare, left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AVGVST

Translation: Augustus.

Reverse

Victory standing right, placing wreath on trophy with dagger and sword at base.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P CARISI LEG

Translation:
Publius Carisius Legatus.
Publius Carisius, legate.

Mint

Emerita, Emerita, Hispania, modern-day Mérida, Spain

Comments

Mass varies: 1.48–1.93 g;
Diameter varies: 13–15 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (25 BC - 23 BC)

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