Quinarius - Octavian ASIA RECEPTA; Victory
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Augustus (Caius Octavius) (27 BC - 14 AD)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 29 BC - 26 BC |
| Value | 1 Silver Quinarius = ½ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.6 g |
| Diameter | 14 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 247748 |
| References | RIC I# 276 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.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Octavian, bare, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CAESAR IMP VII
Translation:
Caesar Imperator Septimus.
Caesar, supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time.
Reverse
Victory, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left, on cista mystica between two snakes.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ASIA RECEPTA
Translation: Recovery of Asia.
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