Second Punic War
211 Old Style Denarius
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - ROMAN REPUBLIC (4th CENT BC - 1st CENT BC) ROMAN REPUBLIC Anonymous, after c.211 BC |
| Item Description: |
AR Denarius rv Dioscuri on horseback obv Roma |
| Full Grade: |
NGC VF Strike: 4/5 Surface: 4/5 |
| Owner: |
deposito |
Owner Comments:
Denarius circa 214-213 (NGC says after 211 BC), AR 20mm., 4.30g. Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, X. Rev. The Dioscuri galloping r.; in exergue, ROMA. Sydenham 167. RBW 166. Crawford 44/5 and Pl. IX, 16.
This is my own designation not a recognized or informed designation of "Old Style"
I base this on the incuse "ROMA" on the reverse which resembles the earlier quadrigatus didrachms, and which is not like the raised "ROMA" on almost all denarii