Object Based Learning

Silver Denarius

Description


This denarius was issued by Marcus Antonius and Marcus Barbatius Pollio in 41BCE and was minted with Antonius on the move in the Roman province of Asia. The obverse depicts a bust of Marcus Antonius in a beaded border and the clockwise inscription reading M.ANT.IMP.AVG.III.VIR.RP.C.M.BARBAT.Q.P. - Marcus Antonius. Imperator. Augustus. Triumvir Reipublicae Constituendae. Marcus Barbatius. Quaestor pro Praetore. The reverse depicts a cleanshaven bust of Octavian in a beaded border and the clockwise inscription reading CAESAR.IMP.PONT.III.VIR.R.P.C. - Caesar. Imperator. Pontifex. Triumvir Reipublicae Constituendae.

After the Battle of Philippi in 42BCE Marcus Antonius travelled to the east of the empire to tour the provinces given to him in the division of power of the Second Triumvirate and tax the provinces that had supported the cause of Cassius and Brutus heavily. Antonius released this coin at the same time as one with his bust on the obverse and the bust of Marcus Amelius Lepidus, the third member of the Triumvirate on the reverse. The name Marcus Barbatius Pollio on the obverse refers to a freedman who was a friend of both Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius and continued to serve Antonius after Caesar’s death.

Details

Title:
Silver Denarius
Collection:
ACANS
Url:
https://mq.pedestal3d.com/r/CnjBLpCwyU
Tags:
Numismatics,Coins,Artefact,Rome,Roman,Rome's Impact of the Provinces,Daily Life,
Fields:
Modern History (Year 11 & 12), Ancient History (Year 11 & 12)
Accession
07GR517_2
Date
41 BCE
Provenance
Mobile minting
Material/s
Silver
Dimensions
20mm diameter
Source
Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies, ACANS

Resources

  • Historical Concepts and Skills: Analysis and Use of Sources
    • Explain the meaning and value of sources for an historical inquiry (ACHAH007, ACHAH009)
    • Analyse sources to identify and account for the different perspectives of individuals and groups in the past (ACHAH010)
    • Analyse and synthesise evidence from different types of sources to develop reasoned claims (ACHAH008)
  • Historical Concepts and Skills: Historical Interpretation
    • Form judgements about historical significance, recognising that significance may be attributed for different purposes
    • Analyse and evaluate contested interpretations and representations of the past (ACHAH011, ACHAH012)
  • Historical Concepts and Skills: Historical Investigation and Research
    • Use evidence from a range of sources to inform investigation and research (ACHAH005)
  • Explanation and Communication
    • Develop texts, particularly historical accounts and arguments, supported by relevant evidence from sources (ACHAH013)
  • Stage 6 HSC Historical Periods. Option H: The Fall of the Roman Republic
    • Fall of the Republic, including:
      • impact of Caesar’s assassination
      • formation, activities and breakdown of the Second Triumvirate (ACHAH220)
      • rivalry and Civil War between Mark Antony and Octavian: role of Cleopatra VII, Battle of Actium (ACHAH221)
  • HSC Stage 6 Historical Periods. Option I: The Augustan Age 44BC-AD14
    • Establishment of the principate, including the impact of the death of Caesar, early career of Octavian, Second Triumvirate and Civil War (ACHAH220)


  • Meadows, A. (2019). Between Greece and Rome. Coinage in the Imperium of Mark Antony. Memoranda Numismatica Artheniensia.
  • Newman, R. (1990). “A DIALOGUE OF POWER IN THE COINAGE OF ANTONY AND OCTAVIAN (44-30 B.C.)”. American Journal of Numismatics. 2. pp. 37-63.
  • Rowan, C. (2019). From Caesar to Augustus (c. 49 BC–AD 14) Using Coins as Sources. Cambridge.
  • Scullard, H.H. & Rathbone, D. (2010) From the Gracchi to Nero: A History of Rome 133 BC to AD 68. Taylor and Francis Group.
  • Sear, D. R. (1998). The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators 49-27BC, Spink and Son.
  • Object profile and educational resources developed by Meagan Taggart.

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