ANONYMOUS - Q

Cornelia 33

circa 81 BC, Roman Republic silver denarius.

Mint - uncertain.

On the front of this coin is a diademed or crowned head of Venus facing right.

The image on the reverse side of this coin is that of a double cornucopiae, or Horn of Plenty. The letter Q is below.

Coin Ref: Cornelia 33, Crawford 375/2, Sydenham 755, Sear 303

Re: Cornelia 33: "This and the following [i.e. Cornelia 44] are best explained as emergency Sullan issues in Italy produced in connection with the various military campaigns of the period. There is an aureas of this type (see No. 8)." - Roman Coins and Their Values by David Sear, Vol.1, 2000, pg.129. ... The reference in parenthesis of No. 8 refers to a Sears' number which is actually a Cornelia 32.

Cornelia 32 - ANONYMOUS - Q. Circa 81 BC. Roman Republic Gold. On the front of this coin is the diademed or crowned head of the Goddess Venus facing right. On the reverse side is a double cornucopia, or Horn of Plenty. The letter Q is seen below. This coin is identical to a Cornelia 33.    Coin Ref: Cornelia 32, Crawford 375/1, Sydenham 754, Sear 8

Ref:  Roman Coins and Their Values by David Sear, Vol.1, 2000, pg.76

Cornelia 44 - EX S.C.

circa 81 BC, Roman Republic silver denarius. 

Mint - uncertain.

The front shows the head of Venus. There is a control letter behind her head. On the reverse side is a single cornucopia in the center. To the left are the letters SC and on the right side are the letters EX. This refers to the Latin phrase Ex Senatus Consulto. There is a wreath around the image.

Coin Ref: Cornelia 44, Crawford 376/1, Sydenham 763, Sear 304

NOTE: Sydenham, Seaby and Sear refer to the Cornelia 32 & 33 as ‘Anonymous’, Crawford identifies this coin as Q

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For Further Reading on Cornelia 33:

a. Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum by H. A. Grueber

London, 1910, Vol. II, pgs. 464, 17

b. Roman Silver Coins Vol.I Republic to Augustus

by H.A.Seaby 1952, pg. 32

c. The Coinage of the Roman Republic

by Edward A. Sydenham, 1976, pgs. 123, 241

d. Roman Coins and Their Values by David Sear, Vol.1, 2000, pg. 129

e. Roman Republican Coinage Volume I by Michael H. Crawford 2001, pg. 390

For Further Reading on Cornelia 44:

a. Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum by H. A. Grueber

London, 1910, Vol. I, pg. 2891

b. Roman Silver Coins Vol.I Republic to Augustus

by H.A.Seaby 1952, pg. 32

c. The Coinage of the Roman Republic

by Edward A. Sydenham, 1976, pgs. 124, 241

d. Roman Coins and Their Values by David Sear, Vol.1, 2000, pg. 129

e. Roman Republican Coinage Volume I by Michael H. Crawford 2001, pg. 391

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“The control-marks are letters A, E, F, G and I; no control-letters has more than one die.”

Roman Republican Coinage Volume I by Michael H. Crawford 2001, pg. 391

Re: Cornelia 44 - “These denarii with EX. S. C were assigned by Grueber to the mint of Rome, 82 BC, about the time of Sulla’s arrival in the city.” 

The Coinage of the Roman Republic by Edward A. Sydenham, 1976, pgs. 124.