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Quadrans GALVS SISENNA A A A F F S C
| Issuer | Roman Senate (Senatorial Mint, Rome) |
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| Year | 5 BC |
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| Value | 1 Quadrans = 1/4 As = 1⁄64 Denarius |
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| Obverse description | Central type depicts a modius (grain measure), shown in three-quarter perspective with a flat base and slightly flared rim, rendered in relief against a plain field. The modius is a common Augustan monetary symbol referencing Rome's grain supply and imperial beneficence. A dotted border frames the design along the coin's periphery. The encircling legend reads MESSALLA APRONIVS IIIVIR, identifying the two moneyers Messalla and Apronius as Triumviri Monetales responsible for the issue. The lettering is in bold, well-spaced Latin capitals consistent with Augustan epigraphic style. |
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| Obverse lettering | MESSALLA APRONIVS IIIVIR (Translation: Messalla, Apronius, Triumviri. Messalla and Apronius, moneyers (Triumvir Monetalis).) |
| Reverse description | The large senatorial monogram S·C (Senatus Consultum) dominates the central field in bold, deeply incised letters, a standard authorization mark on Augustan bronze coinage indicating issue by decree of the Senate. The surrounding legend, arranged in a continuous circle within a dotted border, reads GALVS SISENNA A A A F F F, identifying the moneyers Galus and Sisenna and their authority over the auro, argento, aere flando feriundo — the casting and striking of gold, silver, and bronze coinage. The reverse composition is clean and authoritative, with the oversized S·C serving as the dominant visual element in accordance with the standard quadrans typology of this period. |
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