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Catalogue information
LastDodo number
4866001
Area
Coins
Title
Roman Empire 27 BC-14 AD, AE, As, August, Rome, 7 BC
Country
Face value
Year
-7
Variety / overstrike
Head of State
Type
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Weight
11.26
Diameter
26.20
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Obverse
CAESAR AVGVST PONT MAX TRIBVNEC POT, bare head left
Reverse
M SALVIVS OTHO III VIR AAA F F around large S-C
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
RIC 432; AMC 619; BMCRE 233; Cohen 516
Details
The college of 3 mint masters (Tresviri monetales) was a restored republican tradition. This coin was struck under the supervision of Marcus Salvius Otho, ancestor of the later emperor Otho. Later the college was expanded to 4 mint masters and the names were no longer mentioned on the coins.
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Het college van 3 muntmeesters (Tresviri monetales) was een in ere herstelde republikeinse traditie.
Deze munt is geslagen onder toezicht van Marcus Salvius Otho, een voorvader van de latere keizer Otho.
Later werd het college uitgebreid tot 4 muntmeesters en werden de namen niet meer vermeld op de munten.