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E-auction 63-29638 - brm_271244 - PORCIA Quinaire

PORCIA Quinaire VF/VF
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Estimate : 75 €
Price : 26 €
Maximum bid : 26 €
End of the sale : 30 June 2014 16:12:00
bidders : 6 bidders
Type : Quinaire
Date: 89 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 12,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 1,62 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan ovale, décentré au revers. Beau portrait. Frappe faible au revers. Patine grise superficielle

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 ; au-dessous, fer de lance.
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


Poids léger. Plusieurs contremarques de changeur au droit et au revers. 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.
Light weight. Several money changer countermarks on the obverse and reverse. For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of 400 obverse dies and 444 reverse dies, which is very high for a quinary. This issue includes many symbols that are generally found on the obverse under the head of 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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