Mint Year: 91 BC
Denomination: Denarius (Republic)
Reference: Crawford 337/3. RSC Junia 15. Sydenham 646.
Diameter: 17.7mm
Material: Silver
Weight: 3.8gm
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right, control mark (H) behind.
Reverse: Victory in biga right, holding reins in both hands, control number (VIIII) above.
Legend: D SILANVS L F below horses, ROMA in exergue.
Biga is the Latin word for the two-horse chariot of ancient Mediterranean countries.
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Silanus is the cognomen of a patrician branch of the Junius family of ancient Rome which came to prominence during the Empire. Important members of this family were three brothers who lived in the reigns of Claudius and Nero who were descended via their mother Aemilia Lepida from the emperor Augustus. All three brothers came to tragic ends.
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