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Crawford 337/2, ROMAN REPUBLIC, D. Junius Silanus, AR Denarius
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Rome, The Republic.
D. Junius Silanus, 91 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.94g; 18mm).
Rome Mint.
Obverse: Diademed head of Salus, wearing necklace, facing right; SALVS below neck truncation; M control mark before; all within torque border.
Reverse: Victory driving fast biga to right, holding reins, whip and palm branch; ROMA below; [D]· SILANVS· L· F in exergue.
References: Crawford 337/2c; Sydenham 645a; BMCRR 1846; Junia 18.
Provenance: Ex Hessian Vordertaunus Collection [Peus 419 (27 Apr 2017), Lot 231]; purchased privately from Spink, London (13 Nov 1972).
This obverse of the coin celebrates several ancestors of the moneyer. Silanus may have descended from D. Junius Silanus, praetor in 141 BCE, who was born Manlius Torquatus – the obverse torque border being a punning allusion to this descent. C. Junius Babulcus Brutus received a triumph for his victory over the Samnites and built a temple of Salus, dedicated circa 302 BCE, which may be related to the head of Salus on this coin.
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![Crawford 337/2, ROMAN REPUBLIC, D. Junius Silanus, AR Denarius
Rome, The Republic.
D. Junius Silanus, 91 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.94g; 18mm).
Rome Mint.
Obverse: Diademed head of Salus, wearing necklace, facing right; SALVS below neck truncation; M control mark before; all within torque border.
Reverse: Victory driving fast biga to right, holding reins, whip and palm branch; ROMA below; [D]· SILANVS· L· F in exergue.
References: Crawford 337/2c; Sydenham 645a; BMCRR 1846; Junia 18.
Provenance: Ex Hessian Vordertaunus Collection [Peus 419 (27 Apr 2017), Lot 231]; purchased privately from Spink, London (13 Nov 1972).
This obverse of the coin celebrates several ancestors of the moneyer. Silanus may have descended from D. Junius Silanus, praetor in 141 BCE, who was born Manlius Torquatus – the obverse torque border being a punning allusion to this descent. C. Junius Babulcus Brutus received a triumph for his victory over the Samnites and built a temple of Salus, dedicated circa 302 BCE, which may be related to the head of Salus on this coin.](albums/userpics/34967/00231Q00.jpg "Crawford 337/2, ROMAN REPUBLIC, D. Junius Silanus, AR Denarius
Rome, The Republic.
D. Junius Silanus, 91 BCE.
AR Denarius (3.94g; 18mm).
Rome Mint.
Obverse: Diademed head of Salus, wearing necklace, facing right; SALVS below neck truncation; M control mark before; all within torque border.
Reverse: Victory driving fast biga to right, holding reins, whip and palm branch; ROMA below; [D]· SILANVS· L· F in exergue.
References: Crawford 337/2c; Sydenham 645a; BMCRR 1846; Junia 18.
Provenance: Ex Hessian Vordertaunus Collection [Peus 419 (27 Apr 2017), Lot 231]; purchased privately from Spink, London (13 Nov 1972).
This obverse of the coin celebrates several ancestors of the moneyer. Silanus may have descended from D. Junius Silanus, praetor in 141 BCE, who was born Manlius Torquatus – the obverse torque border being a punning allusion to this descent. C. Junius Babulcus Brutus received a triumph for his victory over the Samnites and built a temple of Salus, dedicated circa 302 BCE, which may be related to the head of Salus on this coin.")
