DR-740 | Crawford: 487/2b
Petillius Capitolinus
Petillius Capitolinus

Gens: Petillia
Moneyer: Petillius Capitolinus
Date and mint: 43 BC - Rome


Obverse: Eagle on lightning bolt, right. Dotted border.
Legend: PETILLIVS CAPITOLINVS
Symbols: Reverse left field, Yes | Reverse right field, F

Reverse: Hexastyle Temple (Capitoline Temple); the roof is decorated with a beam on each side and a quadriga at the vertex; on each side of the apex, armed figure; inside the pediment, uncertain figure; between four central columns, hanging ornaments. Dotted border.
Legend:

Comment: This denarius makes a clear reference to the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, perhaps the author of the denarius chose it to indicate his name or had some relationship with the temple, as its Guardian, as Babelon tells us.

Provenance: Roma Numismatics (2020)
Price: 1,720 €