I enjoy collecting the Quinarius denomination. Yeah, that is a little odd, but they are fun, overlooked, and can be pretty difficult to capture (some can be pretty scarce and rare). I have posted my "common" Cato Quinarius a few times, and love the super wild Bust on the Obverse... Really looks like Wild-man Gaul--sh. It was represented as official, but I have to agree with @red_spork . I believe it is a Celtic Imative... Ok, cool. But that left me with NO official Cato Quinarii in my collection. Wow... such a "common" Quinarius, but I don't HAVE one? Whatta Dope. In comes @Valentinian with a cool OFFICIAL Quinarius in his eclectic collection! Thanks Warren! I love your website and peruse it often for super gems to fill in my collection. The REAL Cato: (Yeah, LOL, stole your pic Warren.) RR AR Quinarius 89 BCE M Porcius Cato Crawford 343-2. Sear 248 The Wild-man Cato (probly Imitating - a very Celtic look) RR Porcius Cato AR Quinarius 89 BC Bacchus Liber Victory seated S 248 Cr 343-2 Imitating Cato but with Octavian's Bust - Yeah, Cato relegated to the trash bin by a Celt!) Imitating Octavian-M. Porcius Cato AR quinarius 13.89 mm 1.29g imitating Octavian r blundered legend - Victory seated r patera Cr 343-462 RARE Ex the Wild-man @John Anthony 's collection PLEASE POST ANY OF YOUR IMITATIONS, QUINARII, or ANY OTHER COOL COIN!
Nice one from Warren. Here are my only quinarii: T CLOULIS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS CLOULIA AR Quinarius OBVERSE: Laureate head of Jupiter right REVERSE: T CLOVLI, Victory crowning trophy on top of Gaulish captive Struck at Rome 98 BC 2.1g, 13mm Cr332/1, Syd 586, Cloulia 2 C. EGNATULEIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS EGNATULEIUS AR QuinariusOBVERSE: Laureate head of Apollo; behind, C. EGATVLEI C. F. Q. REVERSE: Victory l., inscribing shield attached to trophy; beside trophy, carnyx; between Victory and trophy, Q; in ex Struck at Rome, 97 BC 1.6g, 18mm Crawford 333/1, Egnatueleia 1, Syd 588 M. PORCIUS CATO; GENS PORCIA AR Quinarius OBVERSE: M • CATO • PRO • PR, wreathed head of Liber right REVERSE: Victory seated right, holding palm branch over her left shoulder and patera in her right hand, VICTRIX in ex Utica, Africa 47-46 BC 1.4 g, 13 mm Cr462/2, Porcia 11 AUGUSTUS AR Quinarius OBVERSE: IMP VII CAESAR - Bare head right REVERSE: ASIA RECEPTA - Victory standing left on cippus, holding wreath and palm, snake on either side Uncertain Italian Mint 29-27 BC 1.7g, 13mm RIC 276, S 1568
Way cool!!! So many of us approach collecting on a similar basis---in this case denomination and historical context. Here are my two favorite 'quinarii': Struck about 98 BC by T Cloulius (or Cloelius, Siver Quinarius, 1.72 grams, 16.6 mm) and refers to Marius' victories over the Teutones and Ambrones at Aquae Sextiae in 102 BC and the Cimbri at Vercellae in 101 BC. It's also believed this issue helped finance Marius' settlement of his veterans primarily in Cisalpine Gaul. Laureate head of Jupiter, F with pellet above and below. Victory palm in left over shoulder, crowning trophy with wreath at right; seated Gallic captive and carnyx (war trumpet) at base of trophy, T CLOVI downward in center. Fulvia, first wife of Mark Antony 42 BC. Lugdunum (Lyon) Quinarius AR 12mm, 1,48g. Bust of Victory right, with the likeness of Fulvia / Lion walking right between A and XL; LVGV in exergue, DVNI above. Crawford 489/5; CRI 122; Sydenham 1160; RSC 4. Now, I'm interested in a snack of Trajan---a 'semis'
Great coins @Alegandron 2 Catos Denarius Quinarius Both of these are Ex: E.E. Clain Stefanelli. It is nice to have the set. Marcus Antonius I love the Victory and the raven on this one.
The quinarius is a very cool denomination. During imperial times it was struck sparingly. Here is one of my favourite Flavian examples, the first one I acquired. Titus Caesar AR Quinarius, 1.60g Rome mint, 73 AD RIC V535 (R), BMC V92, RSC 374 Obv: T CAES IMP VESP P TR P CENS; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: VICTORIA AVGVSTI; Victory adv. r., with wreath and palm 15mm, 1.60 gm Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection, acquired from Tom Cederlind. Ex Baldwin's Auction 42, 26 September 2005, lot 288 (part). Ex William C. Boyd Collection, acquired from W.S. Lincoln, February 1896. I'd love to be able to fill that large gap in the provenance between 1896 and 2005!
Sweet quinarii everyone. Apparently I haven't gotten real because I still don't have a Quinarius . Oh well, all in good time.
It wouldn't bother me at all. Some of those imitiatives are real gems and have cool styles for the portraits. I still would like to have an official coin of any imitative coin I got, but I wouldn't shun imitatives.
Interesting Cato coins @Alegandron ! I have a few V coins - MT a tiny Q.TITI one with a provenance to the ground
There is no gap David. The Boyd collection was held intact--I assume by Boyd's descendants-- until the 2005 Baldwin's auction.
Thanks for that bit of info Phil! I suppose that explains why the tags stayed with many of the pieces.
my one lonely quinarius. C. Egnatuleius C.f. 97 BC. AR Quinarius Rome mint. O:Laureate head of Apollo R: Victory standing left, inscribing shield attached to trophy; at base, carnyx to left; Q in field. Crawford 333/1; King 36 14x16 mm, 2.0g.
Nice job getting "the real deal"! My only solid silver imitative is a type for which I don't have an official example of. I need to get a new picture as it was relatively freshly cleaned when I found it and has toned down considerably since then: Not an imitative, but my favorite quinarius. A rare later-style "H" series quinarius with a style unlike that of most examples of the type:
