page_title: Nonia (gens)
hierarchical_section_title: Nonia (gens)
caption_attribution_description: English: M. Nonius Sufenas 57 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.78 g, 12h). Rome mint. Head of Saturn right; to left, harpa above baetylus (conical stone); S • C upwards to left, SVFENAS downwards to right / Roma seated left on pile of arms, holding vertical spear in right hand, and sword in left, being crowned by Victory standing left behind, holding wreath in right hand and palm frond over left shoulder in left hand; SEX • NONI in exergue; • PR • L • V • P • F around. Crawford 421/1; Sydenham 885; Kestner 3436-7; BMCRR Rome 3820-4; Nonia 1. Good VF, handsome toning, a few shallow scratches on obverse under tone. Well centered on a round flan.
context_page_description: The gens Nonia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. Its members first appear in history toward the end of the Republic. The first of the Nonii to obtain the consulship was Lucius Nonius Asprenas in 36 BC. From then until the end of the fourth century, they regularly held the highest offices of the Roman state.
context_section_description: The gens Nonia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome.  Its members first appear in history toward the end of the Republic.  The first of the Nonii to obtain the consulship was Lucius Nonius Asprenas in 36 BC.  From then until the end of the fourth century, they regularly held the highest offices of the Roman state.
caption: Denarius of Marcus Nonius Sufenas, 59 BC.  Saturn is portrayed on the obverse while the reverse depicts Victoria crowning Roma.  The legend "Sex(tus) Noni(us) Pr(aetor) L(udos) V(ictoriae) P(rimus) F(ecit)" tells that Sufenas' father, the praetor Sextus Nonius established the Ludi Victoriae Sullanae in 81 BC.
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