Wien, Institut für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte Department of Numismatics and Monetary History
Inventory no
L_00256
Obverse
Kopf der Roma mit Greifenhelm n. r.; dahinter Wertzeichen IIS.
Reverse
ROMA. Dioskuren reiten n. r., beide halten je einen Speer in der Rechten, über den Köpfen zwei Sterne.
Class/status
City
Date
211 v. Chr.
Denomination
Sestertius (Silver)
Sestertius (Silver)
Introduced into the Roman currency system of the Roman Republic around 210 BC as a silver coin valued as 1/4 denarius. Only issued for few years and continued only from around 90 BC onward.