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<p>[QUOTE="svessien, post: 8288751, member: 15481"]Very interesting post, [USER=56653]@seth77[/USER] Thank you.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t have a lot of Saturn coins, but here we go:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1464856[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Moneyer: L. Calpurnius Piso Caesonius, Q. Servilius Caepio</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Denarius, Rome 100 B.C.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: PISO·CAEPIO·Q: Laureate head of Saturn right; behind, harpa; around, inscription; below, control-mark. Border of dots.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: AD·FRV·EMV EX·S·C: Two quaestors seated on bench (subsellium) side by side; to left and right, corn-ear. Border of dots.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>History</u></p><p><br /></p><p>This silver denarius was minted in Rome by Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Quintus Servilius Caepio in 100 BC. It was a special issue, authorised by the Senate and minted by the quaestors. </p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse portrays Saturn, the god of agriculture, with a laurel wreath and braided beard. Behind him is a harpa (a sickle-shaped sword) and below him a trident. Around Saturn is the inscription 'PISO. CAEPIO. Q', referring to the quaestors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Q. Caepio was a quaestor (financial official) who objected to a proposal to let the people buy corn at a reduced rate. The proposal was carried, and the Senate ordered the quaestors to strike this special issue in order to comply with the measure.</p><p><br /></p><p>This issue may have been struck to finance the Lex Frumentaria of Saturninus (Crawford 1974, 73).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="svessien, post: 8288751, member: 15481"]Very interesting post, [USER=56653]@seth77[/USER] Thank you. I don’t have a lot of Saturn coins, but here we go: [ATTACH=full]1464856[/ATTACH] Moneyer: L. Calpurnius Piso Caesonius, Q. Servilius Caepio [I]Denarius, Rome 100 B.C.[/I] Obverse: PISO·CAEPIO·Q: Laureate head of Saturn right; behind, harpa; around, inscription; below, control-mark. Border of dots. Reverse: AD·FRV·EMV EX·S·C: Two quaestors seated on bench (subsellium) side by side; to left and right, corn-ear. Border of dots. [U]History[/U] This silver denarius was minted in Rome by Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Quintus Servilius Caepio in 100 BC. It was a special issue, authorised by the Senate and minted by the quaestors. The obverse portrays Saturn, the god of agriculture, with a laurel wreath and braided beard. Behind him is a harpa (a sickle-shaped sword) and below him a trident. Around Saturn is the inscription 'PISO. CAEPIO. Q', referring to the quaestors. Q. Caepio was a quaestor (financial official) who objected to a proposal to let the people buy corn at a reduced rate. The proposal was carried, and the Senate ordered the quaestors to strike this special issue in order to comply with the measure. This issue may have been struck to finance the Lex Frumentaria of Saturninus (Crawford 1974, 73).[/QUOTE]
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