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Q Lutatius Cerco Silver Denarius 109-108BC Rome £135.00.Plautius Hypsaeus Silver Denarius 60BC £220.00 Accoleius Lariscolus Silver Denarius 43BC Rome mint £195.00 Cordius Rufus Silver Denarius 46BC Rome £110.00 Nonius Sufenas Silver Denarius 57BC £180.00 M Aemilius Scaurus & P Plautius Hypsaeus Silver Denarius 58BC Rome £175.00.Cassius Caecianus Silver Denarius 102BC Rome mint £175.00 Aemilius Lepidus Paullus Silver Denarius 62BC £250.00 Flaminivs IIII VIR Rome 41BC Sear 1423 £1,500.00 JULIUS CAESAR Silver Denarius Wreathed Head Caesar L.Julius Caesar Silver Denarius 49BC Elephant/ Simpulum £575.00.Julius Caesar Silver Denarius 45BC £395.00.Julius Caesar 49-44BC Silver Denarius £795.00.Iberia, Unknown Silver Denarius Early 1st Century BC £220.00.Fabius Hispaniensis Silver Denarius 82-81BC £265.00 After 80BC, striking in bronze was discontinued until the time of Julius Caesar. In 89BC the sestertius replaced the bronze ‘as’ as an accounting unit. As the Roman Empire expanded, local currencies were also used, including gold, but Roman coinage issued in gold was exceptional for the period. Around the same time, the sestertius was introduced as a small silver coin valued at a quarter of a denarius, together with the quinarius (half denarius).
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Early types typically show the head of Roma on the obverse and the Dioscuri (the twins Castor & Pollox), on the reverse. The bronze coinage was reduced in standard, and therefore size, allowing it also to be struck rather than cast.Ī relationship between bronze and silver first occurred around 211BC with the introduction of the silver denarius, equivalent to ten asses.
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By 190BC, the Roman coinage consisted principally of silver with Latin inscriptions and was struck in Rome and other authorised mints. At the same time struck silver issues appeared, based on the Greek silver didrachm.
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True Roman coins were first produced in 269AD in the form of the ‘Aes Grave’, a series of cast bronze coins, ranging from the ‘as’ to the ‘uncia’, with the obverse depicting a deity and the reverse a ship’s prow. During the 4th century BC, contact with Greek cities, who were already using coins, brought about the requirement for a Roman currency. Until the 5th century BC, trade relied on rough, unworked bronze used by weight. Roman Republican 290-41BC coins for sale.Īlthough Rome was founded in the 8th century BC, a true Roman coinage did not appear before the 3rd century BC.