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Object Type
Museum number: 1866,1201.4182
Denomination: quinarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Octavian, bare, right. (obverse); Victory, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand, on a "cista mystica" between two snakes. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 29BC-27BC
Production place: Minted in: Italy (Brundisium and Rome?)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 3 o'clock; Weight: 1.81 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: The reverse type, with Victoria standing above the cista mystica, represents Octavian's victory over Marc Antony. The legend ASIA RECEPTA when translated states, "Asia recovered" and refers to the fact that Octavian regained the Asian provinces and client states for the Roman Empire.
Bibliographic references: RE1 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol. 1: Augustus to Vitellius (647, p.105); PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498. (322); RIC1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (276, p.61); RR2 / Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum, vol. 2. Coinages of Rome (continued), Roman Campania, Italy, the social war, and the provinces. (240, p.536)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification; reptile; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Augustus (Octavian); Representation of: Nike/Victoria/Victory
Associated places: Named in inscription: Asia (Roman Province)
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1866
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1866,1201.4182
C&M catalogue number: RE1 (105) (647); RR2 (536) (240)

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