Upright Spear, Quinarius, Roman Republic, Crawford 83/3

Denomination: Quinarius
Era: c. 211 BC
Metal: AR
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma r. with peaked visor; “V” behind; Border of dots
Reverse: Dioscuri r.; below, upright spear symbol; in linear frame, “ROMA”.
Mint: Southern Italy
Weight: 2.00 gm.
Reference: Crawford 83/3
Provenance: Barry Murphy, Private purchase, 12-DEC-2013

Although more common than the upright spear symbol denarius, the quinarius is still very scarce. This is a well centered example without serious problems. VF.

Collection : Symbols -Early anonymous Roman silver coins with symbols and Mintmarks