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Denomination: Denarius
Era: c. 140 BC
Metal: AR
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma R, X mark of value behind.
Reverse: Victory in biga. FLAC above, C.VAL.C.F below. ROMA in a two line frame exergue.
Mint: Rome
Weight: 3.80 gm.
Reference: Crawford 238/2
Provenance: John Jencek, Private Purchase, 23-Jan-2010
C. Valerius Flaccus. This is the only moneyer who coined with both the X mark of value and also, the XVI mark of value. Sydenham (period IV, series 17-18) suggests the X coins to possibly be earlier and places Valarius first in the sequence of moneyers who minted coins with XVI. Grueber in BMCRR (Vol I, p. 124-125) goes further and suggests that Valerius may have held the office of moneyer two different times in close succession and separates the coins with X and XVI to different groups. Crawford in RRC places Valerius last of these moneyers.
Jencek graded this coin AEF. It is really lovely with little wear, round and well centered. Victory is slightly weak, otherwise fully struck.
Collection : Early Roman Silver with Monograms to c. 140 B.C.