Gnaeus Lucretius
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Gnaeus Lucretius Trio was a Roman
moneyer
, who minted denarii in Rome
c. 136 BCE. He may be an ancestor of Lucius Lucretius
Trio.
One of his denarii shows a head of Roma facing right with "TRIO" behind and an "X" below the chin. The reverse shows the Dioscuri galloping right with "CN. LVCR" below the horses and "ROMA" in the exergue. It is cataloged in
"Roman Silver Coins" as "Lucretia 1" and in "Roman Republican Coinage" as "237/1".
Roman Republican coinage
Coinage came late to the Roman Republic compared with the rest of the Mediterranean, especially Greece and Asia Minor where coins were invented in the 7th century BC. The currency of central Italy was influenced by its natural resources, with bronze being abundant and silver ore being scarce...
moneyer
Moneyer
A moneyer is someone who physically creates money. Moneyers have a long tradition, dating back at least to ancient Greece. They became most prominent in the Roman Republic, continuing into the empire.-Roman Republican moneyers:...
, who minted denarii in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
c. 136 BCE. He may be an ancestor of Lucius Lucretius
Lucius Lucretius
Lucius Lucretius Trio was a Roman moneyer, who minted two denarii in c. 76 BCE.His coin showing the laureate head of Neptune is in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston....
Trio.
One of his denarii shows a head of Roma facing right with "TRIO" behind and an "X" below the chin. The reverse shows the Dioscuri galloping right with "CN. LVCR" below the horses and "ROMA" in the exergue. It is cataloged in
"Roman Silver Coins" as "Lucretia 1" and in "Roman Republican Coinage" as "237/1".