DR-211 | Crawford: 265/1
Quintus Fabius Maximus
Quintus Fabius Maximus
Gens: Fabia
Moneyer: Quintus Fabius Maximus
Date and mint: 127 BC - Rome
Obverse: Bust of Roma with helmet, right, with star on the helmet flap. Dotted border.
Legend: ROMA Q MAX (oQ MX)
Symbols: Obverse before, x
Reverse: Cornucopia superimposed on lightning bolt; around it, a crown composed of an ear of barley, an ear of wheat and various fruits.
Legend:
Comment: This is one of the most illustrious family in Rome. A Fabius, ancestor of the author of this denarius, defeated Viriato near Valencia, hence he took the horn of plenty as the motif on the reverse, as this is the symbol that appeared on the Iberian coins of Valencia
Provenance: Gemini LLC (2012)
Price: 940 €
Other references
| Crawford: | 265/1 |
| DR: | 211 |
| BMCRR (Grueber): | Roma 1157 |
| B (Babelon): | Fabia 5 |
| RSC (Seaby): | Fabia 5 |
| FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): | 693 |
| RC / RCV (D. Sear): | 141 |
| CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: | |
| CRR (Sydenham): | 478 |
| Cal (Calicó): | 567 |
| RBW: | 1073 |
| Other authors: |
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