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Quinarius Vettia: Publius Vettius Sabinus, P SABIN
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 99 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Victory standing right, extending a laurel wreath to crown a trophy erected at left; a vertical inscription divides the two figures in the field. A control letter appears in the right field, while the letter Q is placed in the exergue, denoting the moneyer's quaestorial title. The composition follows the established Republican quinarius reverse type, with Victory's wings spread and drapery rendered in dynamic lines. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Publius Vettius Sabinus is otherwise unknown beyond his moneyer role — no literary sources mention him, and no other issues bear his name. The quinarius denomination itself was essentially moribund by 99 BC, having been officially abolished around 211 BC and only sporadically revived before its formal restoration in 101 BC under the lex Clodia. This piece falls within that narrow window of reintroduction, when the denomination's practical role in the monetary system remained genuinely unsettled.