April 12, 2024
FABIA 5 SILVER DENARIUS_Victories Spain__FABIUS MAXIMUS
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TB32 FRASCATIUS ANCIENTS A BEAUTIFUL ROMAN REPUBLIC SILVER DENARIUS OF FABIUS MAXIMUS FROM 127 BC. THE SIZE IS 17.1 MM AND 3.84 GRAMS. Syd 478 Sear 141 Craw 265/1 OBVERSE – Helmeted head of Roma right, * (XVI monogram) below chin, lituus behind REVERSE – Cornucopiae with thunderbolt placed horizontally in background, all within wreath The reverse on this coin commemorates the victories of an ancestor in Spain in 144-2 BC. The responsibility of minting coins in Republican Rome was primarily that of the tresviri auro argento aere flando feriundo (“the three men for casting and striking of gold, silver and bronze” ). The office of tresviri was most likely established in the third century BC. This annual office was shared by three men; it was usually held at the beginning of one's career, often before a quaestorship. Candidates for the position normally had to be at least twenty-seven years of age, and had usually already served in the military. Tresviri were responsible for coinage struck while they were in office. Consequently, they often placed their names on their coins, although anonymous issues did occur. In the early Republican Period signs and letters were used to identify the moneyer. A True Auction Environment – Auctions start at $.99 with No Minimums and No Reserves.FULL UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY If the
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