Summary
Quadrans, Issued by Ancient Roman Republic, 128 BC
Moneyer: Cn. Domitius (CN. DOME)
Minted by Rome
Obverse Description
Head of Hercules facing right wearing a lion-skin; behind, three dots
Reverse Description
Prow of a Roman war-ship facing right; above, CN. DOME; below, ROMA; in field at right, three dots
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
Crawford (p.286) suggests that the moneyer is either "a Cn. Domitius Calvinus or a Cn. Domitius Ahenorbarbus"
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
128 BC
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Issued By
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Denomination
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Material
Bronze
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Axis
05
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
18 mm (Outside Diameter), 4.386 g (Weight)
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Shape
Off round
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References
Crawawford 261/4
[Book] Crawford, Michael H. 1974. Roman Republican Coinage., 286 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.