RRC 46/1. Anonymous Denarius

Denomination: Denarius
Era: C. 211 BC
Metal:  AR
Obverse: Head of Roma r.; splayed visor; X behind; beaded border
Reverse:  Dioscuri riding r.; ROMA below in 2-line border, top and right
Mint: Uncertain
Weight: 4.66 g
Reference: RRC 46/1
Provenance:  Aureo & Calico 378, December 14, 2021, lot 2023

 
One of the scarcest fully anonymous denarii identified by Crawford as RRC 46/1.  There are about 40 known specimens, 9 of which are in museum collections. Pierluigi Debernardi has completed a corpus and die study for this variety finding 15 obverse dies and 15 reverse dies.      The coin is very attractive in hand, with beautiful iridescent toning. 

Riferimento : RRC 46/1

Fonte : http://stevebrinkman.ancients.info/anony...

Collezione : Fully Anonymous Early Roman Silver of the denarius system