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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, Roma monogram; in linear frame, “ROMA”.
Mint: Southeastern Italy
Weight: 2.26 gm.
Reference: Crawford 84/2
Provenance: Tintinna Asta 65, lot 1022, 16-SEP-2017
There are some suggestions that this Roma symbol issue was the first of the denarius system, even before the anonymous issue Cr. 44. This suggestion is probably unsupported.
Very rare. Almost no wear, but dark, matte patina. Small edge chip obv. 9:00, minor flan crack rev 3:00. Otherwise, centered and complete, AEF.
Colección : Symbols -Early anonymous Roman silver coins with symbols and Mintmarks