DR-462 | Crawford: 385/2
Marcus Volteius
Marcus Volteius
Gens: Volteia
Moneyer: Marcus Volteius
Date and mint: 78 BC - Rome
Obverse: Bust of Hercules, right. Dotted border.
Legend:
Reverse: Erymanthus wild boar, right. Dotted border.
Legend: M VOLTEI M F
Comment: Among the many functions of Hercules is also that of protecting Music (hercules Musarum). The Circus Maximus was consecrated to Hercules and the Ludis Plebeii were celebrated there, in the month of November, in honor of Peace and reconciliation. So the motifs that appear on this denarius must be related to the festivals.
Provenance: Roma Numismatics (2020)
Price: 888 €
Other references
| Crawford: | 385/2 |
| DR: | 462 |
| BMCRR (Grueber): | Roma 3158 |
| B (Babelon): | Volteia 2 |
| RSC (Seaby): | Volteia 2 |
| FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): | 1233 |
| RC / RCV (D. Sear): | 313 |
| CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: | |
| CRR (Sydenham): | 775 |
| Cal (Calicó): | 1395 |
| RBW: | 1415 |
| Other authors: |
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