Item number: A201
Year: 82-81 BC
Material: Silver
Size: 20.9 x 18.6 x 1.8 mm
Weight: 3.81 g
Manufactured by: Roman Mint, Fourth Workshop
Provenance: Coincraft 2016
This is a denarius silver coin minted during the Roman Republic, approximately between 82 BC and 81 BC, a period marked by civil war. The obverse of the coin features the bust of the Roman goddess Anna Perenna, wearing a small crown, symbolising longevity and abundance. In ancient Rome, Anna was associated with “to live through a year,” while Perenna represented “last many years.” The Romans celebrated grand festivals in honour of this goddess in the Ides of March according to the Roman calendar.
The Latin inscription “C.ANNI.T.F.T.N.PRO.COS.EX.S.C” translates to “Gaius Annius [Lucius] Titus filius, nephew of Titus, by decree of the Roman Senate.” Gaius Annius belonged to one of Rome’s illustrious gens and, under the leadership of the dictator Sulla, he led troops to suppress the rebellion in Spain.
The reverse of the coin depicts a winged Victory standing on a quadriga, a four-horse chariot. She holds the reins in her left hand and raises a palm branch, a symbol of victory, in her right hand. The “Q” below the palm branch signifies that the coin was minted at the fourth workshop. Below the chariot, “L.FABI.L.F.HISP” identifies the quaestor who accompanied Gaius Annius on his campaign in Spain. It stands for Lucius Fabius Hispaniensis, son of Lucius.
In 81 BC, following a military coup through which he seized control of the Senate, Sulla ordered Gaius Annius, Lucius Fabius, and others to lead troops to suppress the governor of Spain, Sertorius. This conflict, known as the Sertorian War, was a civil war within Rome and lasted until 72 BC, when Sertorius was assassinated by his own men, thus bringing the conflict to an end.
物件編號: A201
年代: 公元前 82-81 年
材質: 銀
尺寸: 20.9 x 18.6 x 1.8 mm
重量: 3.81 g
製造地: 羅馬鑄幣廠，第四作坊
來源: 錢幣工藝 2016
這是一枚公元前82至81年之間，時值內戰期間的羅馬共和國鑄造的第納里烏斯銀幣。硬幣正面是頭戴小王冠的羅馬女神「安娜裴列娜」象徵長壽和富饒，安娜在古羅馬是「活過一年」，裴列娜則是「過去很多年」意思。古羅馬人在羅馬曆的三月，還會特別為女神舉辦盛大的慶典。
安娜周圍的拉丁銘文「C.ANNI.T.F.T.N.PRO.COS.EX.S.C」意思是「蓋烏斯·安尼烏斯 [盧斯庫斯]，提圖斯之子，提圖斯的侄兒，根據羅馬元老院的命令」。蓋烏斯·安尼烏斯是出身於羅馬顯赫的氏族之一，聽從於時任獨裁者的蘇拉率軍鎮壓西班牙的叛亂。
硬幣背面是一位長翅膀的勝利女神，她站在一座四馬雙輪戰車上，左手握著韁繩，右手舉著代表勝利的棕櫚葉。棕櫚葉下方的「Q」代表錢幣由第四作坊鑄造，馬車下方的「L.FABI.L.F.HISP」是陪同蓋烏斯·安尼烏斯遠征西班牙的執法官，即「盧修斯·法比烏斯·西班牙人，盧修斯之子」的全名。
公元前81年，藉由軍事政變奪取元老院控制權的蘇拉，命令蓋烏斯·安尼烏斯和盧修斯·法比烏斯等人率兵鎮壓西班牙總督塞多留，這場記載為塞多留戰爭的羅馬內戰，直到公元前72年，塞多留被手下殺害而宣告結束。
