Roman Republican Moneyers And Their Coins 81 BCE - 64 BCE

From the back cover: In ancient Rome, three minormagistrates selected each year were given the task of turning silver intodenarii. They were responsible for minting coins of proper weight and purity.The office was unpaid but did come with a benefit. The moneyer got to choosethe design of the coins he minted. For a man looking to advertise hisqualifications for higher office, this was an incredible opportunity. Theancient Roman looked at his denarius with the same scrutiny that we give ...a $100bill. In those moments of inspection, the window of opportunity was open forthe moneyer to get his message across. The message needed to be conveyedquickly by symbols readily recognized, images well known, and inscriptions toclarify what was not apparent. The object was self-promotion. We have heresomething unprecedented: a national coinage with a personal message. With itswidely varying personal designs, the denarius represents the thoughts of the moneyer, portraying what he personally felt was important for the Roman voter to knowabout him. In this book, we attempt to recover those messages by analyzing themoneyer’s family, his own history, the symbols and insignia represented, thehistory of the events commemorated, the contemporary attitudes toward thoseevents, and the social context that encouraged certain types. The thirty-fourmoneyers covered in the time period of this book 81 BCE to 64 BCE give apicture of Roman coinage during the first years of the Sullan constitution.Thirty moneyers who minted between 63 BCE and 49 BCE were covered by the authorin an earlier book. Taken together these sixty-four moneyers complete thepicture of Roman coinage during the years of the Sullan constitution from itsbeginning until disrupted by the civil war between Pompey and Caesar.
New copyISBN-13 978-09654567-0-8      Free shipping USPS media rateMoneyers covered in the text                                                                                                                                               1. Aulus Postumius Albinus 81 BCE                                    2. Gaius Marius Capito 81/80 BCE                                      3. Vol Strabo. 80 BCE                                                       4. Lucius Procilius 80 BCE                                                   5. Gaius Poblicius 79 BCE                                              6. Gaius Naevius Balbus 79 BCE                                      7. Lucius Papius 78 BCE                                                   8. Tiberius Claudius Nero 78 BCE                                     9. Gaius Egnatius Maxsumus 77BCE                               10 Lucius Farsuleius Mensor 77BCE                                11. Lucius Cassius Longinus 76BCE                               12. Marcus Volteius 75 BCE                                             13. Lucius Rutilius Flaccus 74BCE                                   14. Gnaeus Cornelius LentulusMarcellinus 74/73 BCE     15. Publius Satrienus 73 BCE                            16. Lucius Lucretius Trio 72 BCE                                      17. Lucius Rustius 72 BCE                                               18. Gaius Postumius 71 BCE        19. Lucius Axius Naso 71 BCE                                       20. Titus Vettius Sabinus 71 BCE                                    21. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus 71BCE                             22. Lucius Cossutius Sabula 70BCE                                23. Publius Cornelius LentulusSpinther 70 BCE               24. Lucius Plaetorius 70 BCE                                             25. Quintus Fufius Calenus 69BCE                                   26. Cordius 69 BCE                                                             27. Quintus Pomponius Rufus 69BCE                                28. Publius Sulpicius Galba 69BCE                                    29. Quintus Crepereius Rocus 68BCE                                 30. Marcus Plaetorius Cestianus 68/67BCE                        31. Manius Aquillius 67 BCE                                              32. Gaius Hosidius Geta 66 BCE                                         33. Quintus Pomponius Musa 65BCE                                 34. Lucius Furius Brocchus 64BCE                                                                                                           



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