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E-auction 592-553283 - brm_944212 - PORCIA Quinaire

PORCIA Quinaire VF
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Estimate : 50 €
Price : 20 €
Maximum bid : 20 €
End of the sale : 19 August 2024 14:21:20
bidders : 5 bidders
Type : Quinaire
Date: 89 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 14 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 1,58 g.
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Usure importante. Patine grise

Obverse


Obverse legend : M. C(AT)O EN MONOGRAMME.
Obverse description : Tête imberbe de Bacchus ou de Liber à droite, coiffée d’une couronne de vigne.
Obverse translation : “Marcus Cato”, (Marc Caton).

Reverse


Reverse legend : VIC(TR)IX EN MONOGRAMME À L'EXERGUE.
Reverse description : Victoria (la Victoire) assise à droite, les ailes déployées, tenant une patère de la main droite.
Reverse translation : “Victrix”, (de la victoire).

Commentary


Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 400 coins de droit et de 444 coins de revers ce qui est très important pour un quinaire. Cette émission comprend de nombreux symboles qui se trouvent en général au droit sous la tête de Bacchus.

Historical background


PORCIA

(89 BC)

The Porcia gens is a family of plebeian origin. The moneyer, Marcus Porcius Cato is a descendant of Cato the Elder.

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