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

HISTORICAL ROMAN COINS
THE SOCIAL WAR.
90 B.C.
46. Obv. Head of Magna Mater r., wearing turreted
crown and veil; behind, EXAPV-
Bev. Victory in a two-horse chariot r.; before
the horses, a bird ; under them, C-, and
CFABF CF in exergue.
Silver denarius. 4’01 grammes (61'9 grains). B.M.C. I., p. 223,
No. 1596.
47. Obv. Head of Roma r., helmeted; behind, PV;
all in laurel wreath.
Bev. Victory in a two-horse chariot r.; inscr.,
MLVCILI.RVF.
Silver denarius (edge serrated). 3'95 grammes (61-0 grains). B.M.O.
I., p. 224, No. 1613.
It is probable that, in the earlier period of the
Roman coinage, all new issues in Rome only took
place in accordance with a special decree of the
Senate. But after the constitution of the monetary
magistracy of the tresviri acre argento auro flando
feriundo, and even before this had become a regular
magistracy, rather than a commission appointed from
time to time as necessity demanded, no such special
decree of the Senate was needed, the issues being
made by the moneyers in virtue of their office. The
definitive constitution of the magistracy is placed by
Mommsen1 between 104 and 89 b.c. It is just about

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1 Mommsen-Blacas, ii., pp. 47 f.