RRC 44/5, group 4 Anonymous denarius

Denomination: Denarius
Metal: AR
Obverse: Head of Roma with three line splayed visor, X mark of value behind
Reverse: Dioscuri riding r. with unique wavy cape. ROMA in semi-incuse frame.
Weight: 4.43 gm
Reference: Crawford 44/5
Provenance:
NAC 61, The RBW Collection of Roman republican Coins Part 1, October 5, 2011, Lot 182;
Ex CNG 46, lot 954, June 24, 1998, The Goodman Collection

Among the earliest denarii with horse's tail extended. Group 4, with splayed visor, Unique reverse. There are 3 reverses commonly found for this obverse variety, one with flag cape and one with a wavy cape, and one with streaming cape. Reverse die links are known for this group 4 obverse style, linking it to the common reverses of groups 1, and 3; however this is an unusual variation not fitting into any of those 3 standard reverse styles.

Referencia : RRC 44/5

Colección : Fully Anonymous Early Roman Silver of the denarius system