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Quadrans IIIVIR A A A F F S C
| Issuer | Roman Senate |
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| Year | 8 BC |
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| Weight | 3 g |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This quadrans belongs to a series issued by the tresviri monetales — the three-mint magistrates — whose abbreviated titles crowd the reverse field alongside the senatorial SC. Augustus restored the office as part of his broader reorganization of the Roman monetary system after 23 BC, giving these minor officials nominal authority over the aes coinage while keeping real control firmly within his own administration. The 8 BC issues fall within a tightly dated group produced under his direct auspices, distinguishing them from earlier Republican-era quadrantes of ostensibly similar magistrate structure.