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Roman Republic, Q. Caecilius Metellus, 130 B.C.
The first Acta Diurna (latin: Daily Acts) appeared around 131 B.C. These were daily official notices (a sort of daily gazette) carved on stone or metal and presented on message boards in public places in Rome. Content included results of legal proceedings and trials, and was later expanded to include public notices and other information such as prominent births, marriages and deaths. After a couple of days the notices were taken down and archived (though no intact copy has survived to the present day).RR71946. Bronze quadrans, Crawford 256/4, Sydenham 510b, BMCRR I Rome 1061 ff., SRCV I 1160, F, porous areas, Rome mint, weight 3.049g, maximum diameter 17.4mm, die axis 180o, 130 B.C.; obverse head of Hercules right clad in Nemean Lion scalp, three pellets (mark of value) behind; reverse prow right; Q.METE (ME and TE ligate) above, three pellets (mark of value) before, ROMA in exergue; from the Andrew McCabe collection; ex Roma Numismatics e-auction 10, 555; SOLD
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