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Denomination: Denarius
Era: c. After 206 BC
Metal: AR
Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right; X behind.
Reverse: Dioscuri on horseback right, each holding spear, star above each head; ROMA in three lined frame.
Mint: Rome
Weight: 4.04g.
Reference: Crawford 53/2
Provenance: Lucernae, via Ebay, July 21, 2019
RRC 53/2 Group 9 is undoubtedly the latest of the subvarieties of 53/2. This is based on hoard evidence and average weight of a large sample that has suggested a weight standard of 3.8g per coin (although this particular coin is heavier).
This variety is characterized by widely separated griffon tufts on the back of the helmet, usually only 4 or 5. Always a streaming cape. Group 9 is further subdivided into two sub-groups. The first, and most common, is the stylistic sibling of the star symbol coins. This example is part of the second sub-group which is characterized by very large eye of Roma and an angular profile. The griffon tufts are more triangular and tend to point outward rather than upward as is characteristic of the first sub-group.
cf. Debernardi and Brinkman, A new Arrangement for RRC 53/2, Revue Numismatique 2018, p. 193-239.
Relatively well centered on a large flan and AEF/VF
Collezione : Fully Anonymous Early Roman Silver of the denarius system