Roman Republic AR Denarius Serratus 83-82 BC Q. Antonius Balbus AEF, sl. iridescent patina

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Roman Republic - Q. Antonius Balbus

AR Denarius Serratus - silver - Rome - 83-82 BC

Obv.: Laureate head of Jupiter r.; behind, S·C; below neck, N

Rev.: Victory in quadriga r., holding reins and palm-branch in l. hand and wreath in r.; in exergue, Q·ANTO·BALB / PR.

Provenance: ex Jean Elsen & ses Fils (Bruxelles), vente 59 (18-21 September) 1999), lot #370 (original auction label included)

Note: The S C on the obverse of the coin is the abbreviation of senatus consulto „by the authority of the Senate“. This means the coin is a special issue, for which the senate had to authorize the silver. Therefore, the metal probably came from the inventory of a Roman temple. Unusually the moneyer Q. Antonius Balbus, follower of Marius, was a Praetor in 83 BC, who was allowed to mint coins to pay the soldiers in Sardinia to resist Sulla. The army was defeated in Sardinia by Sulla’s legate, L. Philippus.

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