Denarius Rubria: Lucius Rubrius Dossenus; DOSSEN / L•RVBRI

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC)
Period	Republic (509 BC - 27 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	87 BC
Value	Denarius (1)
Currency	Denarius of 16 Asses (141 – 27 BC)
Composition	Silver
Weight	3.92 g
Diameter	16 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 66753
References	RRC# 348/1 Michael Hewson Crawford; 1974. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge University Press, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). , CRR# 705 Edward Allen Sydenham, Leonard Forrer (ed.); 1952. The Coinage of the Roman Republic. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , RSC# 1 B.A. Seaby (publisher). Roman Silver Coins. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , RCV I# 258 David R. Sear; 2000. Roman Coins and Their Values / Volume 1. The Republic and the Twelve Caesars 280 BC-AD 96. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , RBW# 1322 Roberto Russo, Andrew McCabe (ed.), Arturo Russo (ed.), Giuliano Russo (ed.), Claire Hallgarth (ed.); 2013. The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins. Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, Switzerland.

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Obverse

Laureate head of Jupiter right; behind, sceptre over shoulder; below, part of moneyer mark counterclockwise.

Script: Latin

Lettering: DOSSEN

Translation: Dossenus

Reverse

Empty triumphal quadriga marching right, with thunderbolt on side-panel; above, Victory flying right with wreath.
Part of moneyer mark in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering: L•RVBRI

Translation: Lucius Rubrius

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

The gens Rubria was a pleabian family whose plebeian rank is inferred from Rubrius, a tribune of the people, having carried a law named after him, the lex Rubria.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (-87)							$ 140

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