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Denarius Q. Caecilius Metellus, Q•M͡E T͡E / ROMA
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 130 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Roma facing right, wearing a winged Attic helmet with cheek guards and earring visible, the hair falling in locks behind the neck. The magistrate's monogram Q•METE appears in the left field, rendered as a ligature. The denominational mark X (denoting 16 asses) is positioned before the face. The field is framed by a border of dots. |
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| Obverse lettering | Q•M͡ET͡E X |
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Q. Caecilius Metellus, the moneyer responsible for this issue, almost certainly belongs to the same gens that produced the consul of 143 BC who triumphed over the Macedonians — a family aggressively consolidating political capital in Rome through the 130s. The abbreviated die control marks on this type, the Q•M͡ET͡E pairing, represent one of the earlier systematic uses of magistrate abbreviation on Republican silver, a practice that would become standard within a generation.