Quinarius 47a, Not in Crawford

Denomination: Denarius

Era: C. 211 BC

Metal:  AR

Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma r.;  V behind. Border of dots    

Reverse:  Dioscuri riding r.  ROMA in raised letters in  frame.    

Mint: Uncertain.

Weight: 1.96 g.

Reference: Not in RRC – Designated 47a (close to 47/1)

Provenance:  Fabio Mariani, Indirect purchase through Numismatica Ivlia.     

47a - Style Not in Crawford. Similar to group 2 44/5, but reverse style more like Cr. 47.  It is not Cr. 47 and probably a separate issue altogether.   This style is seen in a handful of specimens and is very rare.  See Pierluigi Debernardi,  An Early Roman Republican Denarius Hoard in the Piancastelli Collection? , AIIN 62, pp. 31-46, 2016

Collection : Fully Anonymous Early Roman Silver of the denarius system