Gaius Hosidius Geta, Silver Denarius

Gaius Hosidius Geta, Silver Denarius

Gaius Hosidius Geta, Silver Denarius. 68 BCE.
OBVERSE: GETA before, III VIR (three men who were in charge of minting coins) behind, diademed and draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver on shoulder.
REVERSE: C HOSIDI C F (Gaius Hosidius son of Gaius), wild boar of Calydon right, pierced by spear and attacked by dog.

We do not know much about Gaius Hosidius Geta, son of Gaius, the individual who minted this coin in 68 BCE. We know that he was a triumvir monetalis, one of the three men in charge of minting coins during the Roman Republic. The boar on the back is both a reference to Diana, the goddess of hunting, who is also on the obverse of this coin, and a reference to the great hunting parties that the patricians of this time period enjoyed.

Gift of James and Aneta McIntyre, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR. 2006.010.072

68 BCE

Hallie Ford Museum of Art

0.665 in
0.140 oz

Latin

Coin

This item is on view at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, in the Mark and Janeth Sponenburgh Gallery.