Summary
Denarius, Issued by Ancient Roman Republic, 108 or 107 BC
Moneyer: M. HERENNI (M. Herennius)
Minted in Rome
Obverse Description
Head of Pietas wearing diadem facing right; behind, PIETAS; in field at right the control mark, O.
Reverse Description
One of the Catanean brothers, Amphinomus or Anapis, running to right carrying their father on his shoulder; behind, M. HERENNI (the coin has been holed and plugged below the father's foot)
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
Crawford identifies the moneyer as the same person who became Consul in 93 BC. The reverse is linked to the obverse portrait of the goddess Pietas through it's depiction a great act of piety described in a legend from Catania in Sicily. In this, two brothers, Amphinomus and Anapias, when the volcano Atna erupted, carried their aged parents on their shoulders to safety, the stream of lava itself is said to have parted so as not to harm them.
More Information
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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
108-107 BC
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Issued By
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Mint
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Deity Depicted
Pietas (Ancient Goddess), Ancient Roman Republic, 108 BC-107 BC
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Denomination
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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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
19 mm (Outside Diameter), 3.757 g (Weight)
holed and plugged
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Shape
Off round
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References
Crawford 308/1a
[Book] Crawford, Michael H. 1974. Roman Republican Coinage., 317-318 Pages