Publius Satrienus was one of the moneyers for the year 77 BC. He is not otherwise known, and his gens is equally obscure.
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P. Satrienus
Obverse: helmeted head of young Mars right, XVI
Reverse: she-wolf prowling left, ROMA / P. SATRIE / NVS
Diameter:
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Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.7 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.7 g
The she-wolf, symbolic of Rome, depicted on this coin is not directly connected to the she-wolf that nursed Romulus and Remus. It was perhaps adopted as a symbol of Rome after the defeat of the rebel Italians who likened Rome to a predatory wolf. (Michael H. Crawford)
Crawford 388/1b, SRCV I 319, Sydenham 781a, RSC I Satriena 1