Bird and TOD - Denarius, Crawford 141/1

Denomination: Denarius
Era: c. 189-180 BC
Metal: AR
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma r. with peaked visor; “X” behind; Border of dots
Reverse: Luna in a biga looking up at a crescent moon. Horses rearing, Bird and TOD below ; Legend ROMA in short frame.
Mint: Rome
Weight: 3.72 gm.
Reference: Crawford 141/1
Provenance: From the RBW collection, CNG Electronic sale 364, 2-DEC-2016, lot 103; Ex Peus 322, 1-NOV-88, lot 56.

Bird and TOD monogram. Well centered, lovely surfaces and toning. Luna’s head and the crescent moon are weakly struck, otherwise GVF.

Because this issue contains both a symbol and a multi-letter monogram, I will include this in both the "Symbols" and "Monograms" collections.

Collection : Early Roman Silver with Monograms to c. 140 B.C.