Caius Curiatius Trigeminus, silver denarius, 3.95 g.
Title
Caius Curiatius Trigeminus, silver denarius, 3.95 g.
Creator
Caius Curiatius Trigeminus
Date
142 BCE
Description
Obverse: Head of Roma with winged helmet right; behind, TRIGE upwards; [before, mark of value, X]. Border of dots.
Reverse: Juno in quadriga right, wearing diadem and crowned by Victory from behind, holding scepter in left hand and reins in right hand; below, C CVR; ROMA in exergue. Line border.
Style/Period: Roman Republic
Very little is known about this minting magistrate. The image of the woman on the reverse may be Juno. If so, she could be either Juno Cur(r)itis or Quiritis, usually depicted holding a sword and shield rather than a scepter.
-- Bradford W. Wendel, LU '96
Bibliography: E. Babelon, Description historique et chronologique des monnaies de la republique romaine (Paris and London 1885-1886) Curiata, 1; H. A. Grueber, Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum (London 1910), I, 122, no. 891; T. R. S. Broughton, The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, II (New York 1952) 438; E. A. Sydenham, The Coinage of the Roman Republic (London 1952) 51, no. 436; M. H. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage (London 1974), 260, no. 223/1; Livy, 1.24.1.
-- Bradford W. Wendel, LU '96
Bibliography: E. Babelon, Description historique et chronologique des monnaies de la republique romaine (Paris and London 1885-1886) Curiata, 1; H. A. Grueber, Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum (London 1910), I, 122, no. 891; T. R. S. Broughton, The Magistrates of the Roman Republic, II (New York 1952) 438; E. A. Sydenham, The Coinage of the Roman Republic (London 1952) 51, no. 436; M. H. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage (London 1974), 260, no. 223/1; Livy, 1.24.1.
Identifier
C007
Rights
Wriston Art Center Galleries, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI,wriston-gallery@lawrence.edu,920-832-6890
Files
Citation
Caius Curiatius Trigeminus, “Caius Curiatius Trigeminus, silver denarius, 3.95 g.,” Lawrence University Classics Department & Ottilia Buerger Coin Collections, accessed November 5, 2026, https://thor.lawrence.edu/omeka/buerger/items/show/368.