Show us your quadrigas (carriage drawn by four animals)

Octavian, Triumvir and Imperator, Augustus 16 January 27 B.C. - 19 August 14 A.D

Silver denarius, Fair, rough, Italian (Rome?) mint, weight 3.495g, maximum diameter 18.5mm, die axis 270o, c. 29 - 27 B.C.; obverse IMP CAESAR, Octavian, holding olive branch, driving triumphal quadriga right; reverse Victory standing right on prow, wreath in right, palm over shoulder in left

RIC 264, RSC 155 - RSC 115?, sear5 1555 ex Forvm


"This coin commemorates Octavian's victory at Actium and his triumph. The silver for this issue may have come from the Ptolemaic treasury"

 

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Probus
Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield
Rev:– SOLI INVICTO, Sol in quadrigga galloping left, right hand raised, left hand holding whip
Minted in Siscia (XXIS in exe) Emission 6 Officina 2. A.D. 279
Reference:– RIC 774 Bust type G. Alföldi type 76, n° 138

 

Probus
Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate bust left in imperial mantle, holding sceptre surmounted by eagle
Rev:– SOLI INVICTO, Sol in spread quadriga
Minted in Siscia (No marks). Emission 2. A.D. 277.
Reference:– RIC 776 var Bust type H (not listed in RIC without field marks). Alföldi type 73, n° 30

 

Anonymous, Denarius
Obv:– Laureate head of Apollo Vejovis right
Rev:– Jupiter in quadriga right, hurling a thunderbolt
Minted in Rome 86 B.C.
Reference:– Sydenham 723, Crawford 350a/2, RSC I Anonymous 226

 

M. Acilius M.f., denarius
Obv:– M . ACILIVS . M . F . (within double border), Winged-helmeted head of Roma right, * in left field
Rev:– Hercules in slow quadriga right, club upward in right hand, trophy and reigns in left; ROMA in exergue
Minted in Rome 130 B.C.
Reference:– Crawford 255/1, RSC I Acilia 4

 

Cha-Chinngggg!!! => man, those are some sweet quads, Martin!!

 

This is one with an overall mintage of 8.8 billion. The Quadriga at the top of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, DE - featured on every 10, 20 and 50 cent coin from here.



Christian

 

All are great coins. This one reminds me of the design used on the 1961 Italy 500 Lire.

I do not know the plural of Quadriga. You could always say: "Here is my quadriga.
P.S. I am also posting two more."

 

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