Hill, George Francis: Historical Roman coins: from the earliest times to the reign of Augustus (London: Constable & Co. Ltd, 1909)

HISTORICAL ROMAN COINS

9. Obv. Head of Apollo r., hair bound with diadem,
on raised disk ; [above, |],
Rev. Similar type 1.; above, I.
Cast bronze as. 346'02 grammes (5340 grains). B.M.C. Italy,
p. 51, No. 1.
10. Obv. Head of Janus, beardless, laureates
Rev. Jupiter, with thunderbolt and sceptre, in
four-horse chariot r., driven by Victory ;
below, in sunk letters on a raised tablet,
ROMA.
Silver quadrigatus didrachm. 6'52 grammes (100’6 grains). B.M.C.
II., p. 133, No. 90.
11. Obv. Similar type to No. 10 ; below, XXX.
Rev. Two soldiers taking an oath over the body
of a pig, held by a kneeling attendant;
below, ROMA.
Gold, piece of 30 asses. 4’47 grammes (69 grains). British Museum.
12. Obv. Elephant r.
Rev. Sow 1.
Cast bronze “ brick.” 1746’49 grammes (26952 grains). B.M.C
Italy, p. 62, No. 1.
The Samnites, whose power was broken at the battle
of Sentinum in 295 b.c., continued the struggle
against Rome until they were forced to conclude
peace in 290. The third phase of the early Roman
coinage is probably to be dated approximately from
this time. The introduction of the denarius in 269 or
268 gives us the lower limit.
The first historical fact which we must bear in
c 2 19