Roman Republican Silver Denarius, Q. Philippus, 129 BCE
Silver
4 Grams
C.5372
Further images
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right, monogram behind Reverse: Macedonian horseman right, Macedonian helmet behind, Q. PILIPVS below, ROMA in exergu The bust of the goddess Roma, with its winged...
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right, monogram behind
Reverse: Macedonian horseman right,
Macedonian helmet behind, Q. PILIPVS below, ROMA in exergu
The bust of the goddess Roma, with its winged helmet, is a popular obverse type during the Republican period. The helmet itself is reminiscent of Hellenistic and Roman helmets of the time period, categorized by scholars as the Italo-Attic type. Officers and deities are often depicted as wearing this helmet long after such a design had gone into general disuse by the military. As such, it continued to be employed as a symbol connected with deities and heroic figures of the past. The reverse type refers to Q. Marcius Philippus, an ancestor of the moneyer, who had campaigned against Macedon after previous diplomatic missions.
Crawford 259/1. RSC Marcia 11.
Reverse: Macedonian horseman right,
Macedonian helmet behind, Q. PILIPVS below, ROMA in exergu
The bust of the goddess Roma, with its winged helmet, is a popular obverse type during the Republican period. The helmet itself is reminiscent of Hellenistic and Roman helmets of the time period, categorized by scholars as the Italo-Attic type. Officers and deities are often depicted as wearing this helmet long after such a design had gone into general disuse by the military. As such, it continued to be employed as a symbol connected with deities and heroic figures of the past. The reverse type refers to Q. Marcius Philippus, an ancestor of the moneyer, who had campaigned against Macedon after previous diplomatic missions.
Crawford 259/1. RSC Marcia 11.