A guide to the principal gold and silver coins of the ancients ...

102 PERIOD VI. C.
18. Borne. IR. Obv. Head of Roma; in front, X; behind, ear of
corn. ^(?v. ROMA. Victory, in biga ; beneath, a man contending
with a lion. Moneyer, CN . DOM(itius). Wt. 61-5 grs.
Probably struck by Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus, consul
in B.C. 122.
19. Eome. JR. Obv. Head of Roma; behind, X, and balloting urn.
Bev. ROMA. Libertas, in quadriga. Moneyer, C.CASSI(us).
Wt. 60-2 grs.
Struck by 0. Cassius Longinus, consul in B.C. 96, the
son of L. Cassius Longinus, the author of the Lex Cassia,
for voting by ballot, B.C. 137.
20. Eome. JR. Obv. Head of Roma; behind, X. Hev. ROMA.
Female figure, in biga ; beneath, elephant's head. Wt. 59 grs.
The elephant's head was, doubtless, at the time, a sufficient
indication of the moneyer by whom these denarii
were issued.
21. Eome. JR. Obv. Head of Roma; in front, X. Bev. ROMA.
Jupiter, in quadriga. Moneyer, Q . M ETE(llus). Wt. 60-9 grs.
This coin may have been struck by Q. Caecilius
Metellus Nepos, who was consul B.C. 99.
22. Eome.
0. F.
JR.
Bev.
Obv. Head of Apollo ; behind, . EGN ATVLEI(us)
ROMA. Victory, inscribing shield fixed on trophy.
Mark of value on each side, Q (quinarius). Wt. 28-5 grs.
The issue of the quinarius bearing the type of the old
victoriatus was ordered by the Lex Clodia, circa b.c. 104.
Cf. also No. 24.
23. Eome. JR. Obv. ROMA. Head of Roma; behind, wreath.
Bev. Victory, in biga. Moneyer, T.GLOVLI(us). Symbol, ear
of corn. Wt. 61 grs.
24. Eome. JR. Obv. Head of Jupiter. Bev. T. CLOVLI(us).
Victory, crowning trophy, at foot of which captive. In exergue,
Q, for quinarius. On obv. F, moneyer's mark. Wt. 26-5 grs.
This moneyer belonged to the ancient patrician family
of the Cluilii.
25. Eome. JR. Obv. Head of Roma; behind, X. Bev. ROMA.
Hercules, with club and trophy, in quadriga. Moneyer,
M.AGILIVS.M.F. Wt. 54-3 grs.
The above coins, Nos. 15-25, were all struck at Eome
between about B.C. 125 and 100.