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Denarius Memmia: Lucius [and] Gaius Memmius Gallus, EX•S•C / L•C•MEMIES•L•F GAL
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 87 BC |
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| Currency | Denarius of 16 Asses (141 – 27 BC) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Saturn facing left, rendered in archaic Republican style; behind the head, a harpa (curved harvesting sickle), the traditional attribute of Saturn. A control-mark appears below the chin, and the senatorial authorization legend is inscribed below the portrait in the lower field. The design reflects the conservative iconographic traditions of late Republican moneyers invoking divine authority. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Venus, draped, seated in a biga of horses advancing to the right, holding the reins in both hands and a sceptre in her left hand; above, Cupid flies left bearing a wreath, poised to crown the goddess. The exergue carries the names of the two moneyers, sons of Lucius Memmius, identified by the tribal cognomen Gallus. The composition is dynamic, with the horses shown in mid-stride, characteristic of the energetic biga types favored in late Republican coinage. |
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