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Denomination: Denarius
Era: c. 211-208 BC
Metal: AR
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma r. with splayed visor; “X” behind; Border of dots
Reverse: Dioscuri r.; Below, knife symbol; in linear frame, “ROMA”.
Mint: Uncertain
Weight: 4.37 gm.
Reference: Crawford 109/1
Provenance: purchased from LHS Numismatik (Leu), 16-AUG-2006
Comments: Very scarce “Knife” symbol denarius. Reverse well centered, overall, nearly complete, GVF.
This coin was part of the Ritter-Leu “S” hoard. For more on this hoard, see P. Debernardi and S. Brinkman “An Early Roman Republican Denarius Hoard”, Numismatic Chronicle, 2016.
Collection : Symbols -Early anonymous Roman silver coins with symbols and Mintmarks