Roman Republican Denarius # 38 - but the first with a biga of horses!

Donna, than you for the wonderful write up, and those are magnificent coins. Well done.

Here are a couple of my Victory in Bigas


RR AR Denarius 149 BCE Pinarius Natta Roma X - Victory Biga whip NATTA ROMA Cr 208-1 Syd 390



RR P Calpurnius AR Den 20mm 3.9g Rome 133 BCE Roma star behind - Venis biga crowned victory Cr 247-1

 

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VICTORY in BIGA


RR Servius Rullus MF Rufus 100 BCE AR Den Minerva Victory Biga S 207 Cr 328-1 Left



RR Porcius Cato 123 BCE AR Den Roma X Victory Biga S 149 Cr 274-1



RR Rutilius Flaccus 77 BCE AR Den Roma Victory wreath biga Craw 387-1

 

biga:


serrated Quadriga:

 

Lovely coin, Donna. And lots of others in this thread. Here is Diana (or Luna) driving a biga, seashell included - a pun on the moneyer's name:



Roman Republic Denarius
Furius Purpurio
(169-158 B.C.)
Rome Mint
Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind / Luna or Diana in biga right, murex shell above, PVR below, ROMA in exergue.
Crawford 187/1; Sydenham 424; Furia 13.
(3.76 grams / 19 mm)

"The murex is a tropical mollusc with a shell covered with spines used to extract Tyrian purple (reference to the name Purpurio), a very expensive purplish red dye used during antique times by to evoke an important social position."

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces53262.html

 

The engraver who cut the dies for my coin was working on the streets of Rome as a cartoonist before getting his big, and sadly, short-lived break as a die maker. The modern playfulness of his style won him the admiration of some at the mint, although eventually those who felt Diana would be offended won the day...

T. Claudius Nero, AR Denarius serratus, Rome, 79 BC
Obv: Draped bust of Diana to right, with bow and quiver over shoulder; before chin, S.C.
Rev: Victory in prancing biga to right, holding palm-branch and reins in left hand and wreath in right; below horses, A·LXXXXII; in exergue, TI·CLAVD·TI·F / [AP·N].
Ref: Crawford 383/1.

 

Great coin! 2020 has been a woeful year for my RR collection, with only the one coin below (with Victory on both sides) added way back in February.


ROMAN REPUBLIC. T. Carisius
AR Denarius. 3.75g, 19mm. Rome mint, 46 BC. T. Carisius, moneyer. Crawford 464/5; Sydenham 985. O: Draped bust of Victory to right; behind, S•C. R: T•CARISI, Victory in prancing quadriga to right, holding wreath in her right hand and reins in her left.