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Quadrans SISENNA APRONIVS A A A F F S C
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 5 BC |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | A sacrificial altar depicted in the center of the field, rendered with stepped base and flat or slightly convex top surface, shown in a schematic frontal or three-quarter view. The altar is the sole design element in the field, presented in a simple but deliberate style characteristic of Augustan bronze coinage. The legend of the moneyers' names runs around the periphery, encircling the altar device. The overall composition reflects the austere, functional aesthetic of early Imperial quadrantes struck under the authority of the tresviri monetales. |
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| Mintage | ND (-5) |
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Struck under the authority of the tresviri monetales — the three mint magistrates whose abbreviated titles appear on the coinage — this quadrans belongs to a series issued during Augustus's reorganization of the Roman bronze coinage, a process that formalized senatorial oversight of the aes denominations through the S C formula. Sisenna and Apronius served as the responsible magistrates for this particular emission, their names preserved here in the only medium that guaranteed any permanence.
The quadrans was Rome's smallest bronze denomination, and issues of this period circulated heavily in urban and commercial contexts before largely disappearing from production under later emperors.