On the Obverse of this coin it has a Helmeted head. Under this head it says Roma because she represents Rome.
On the Reverse side of the coin, it has a chariot that is pulled by four horses. The driver is Jupiter and he is accompanied by Victory. There also is a shield on the right hand side of the horses' legs. The person who supervised the minting of this particular coin is Acilius Balbus, around the time period of B.C.E. 125. The abbreviation of Acilius Balbus is on the left hand side behind Roma's head and that would be, BALB.
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Very good and thorough description of the coin's types and features. Perhaps for some further study, you might want to consider writing a short piece about what these symbols might have meant to the people in whose "pocket-change" this coin might have turned up. Why were these symbols important to them?
Mark Lehman
Hi, and great job...I'm a newbie to this program. Just trying to soak it in and get an idea of what we can do to interact with the ACE participants online. Nice description.I appreciate the way you explain both sides. I'm curious how much it was worth to the people of that age. And where do you get your info? Online research? ACE material? Just wondering...
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