Item number: A199

Year: 114-113 BC

Material: Silver

Size: 19.9 x 18.4 x 2.1 mm

Weight: 3.91 g

Manufactured by: Roman Mint

Provenance: Coincraft 2016

This is a denarius silver coin minted during the Roman Republic period, approximately between 114 BC and 113 BC, under the name of “Mn Aemilius Lepidus.” It is worth noting that half a century later, in 43 BC, another individual bearing the same name, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, became one of the “Second Triumvirate” alongside Octavian and Mark Antony, jointly ruling the Roman Republic. However, the exact relationship between the two individuals remains uncertain in academic circles. The obverse of the coin features a right-facing bust of the goddess Roma, wearing a laurel wreath and a small crown. Below the goddess is a symbol of a “✽,” and to the right is the Latin inscription “ROMA,” with “MA” forming a monogram.

The reverse of the coin depicts an equestrian holding a spear, with his mount standing atop one of Rome’s well-known landmarks, the aqueducts, which supplied water to the city’s inhabitants. Below the bridge pier are the three Latin letters “LEP,” while the Latin legend, “MN·AE-M-ILIO,” is an abbreviation of the full name of MN Aemilius Lepidus, with “MN” forming a monogram at the beginning.

物件編號: A199

年代: 公元前 114-113 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 19.9 x 18.4 x 2.1 mm

重量: 3.91 g

製造地: 羅馬鑄幣廠

來源: 錢幣工藝 2016

這是公元前114至113年的羅馬共和時期，以「MN·埃米利烏斯·雷比達」名義鑄造的第納里烏斯銀幣。值得注意半世紀後的公元前43年，跟他同名的雷比達成為並肩屋大維和安東尼，共同宰制羅馬共和國的「後三雄」之一，但學界對於兩人之間的關係仍未定論。硬幣正面是一位面朝右側，頭戴桂冠和小皇冠的羅馬女神像。女神左下方有一個「✽」符號，右側的拉丁銘文是羅馬地名「ROMA」，其中的「MA」是合在一起的花押字。

硬幣背面是一位手持長矛的馬術師，他的座騎立足於羅馬知名的公共地標之一，即供應居民用水的引水道。橋墩下方分別有「LEP」三個拉丁字母，上方的拉丁銘文「MN•AE-M-ILIO•」是雷比達的全名縮寫，開頭的「MN」兩字為合體的花押字設計。