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A holed anonymous Roman Republican denarius showing Roma. Coin Type: Holed silver anonymous Roman Republican denarius.
Mint and Date: Rome mint, 115-114 BCE.
Size and Weight: 20mm x 21mm, 3.71g
Obverse: Head of Roma right in winged and crested Corinthian helmet.
X behind, ROMA below.
Reverse: Roma, fully draped and helmeted, seated right on a pile of shields; helmet on ground behind feet; spear in left hand, butt down in front and slanted over her shoulder; right hand on knee; two birds flying inwards in field to left and right; she-wolf suckling twins at her feet.
Provenance: Roman Lode Ancient Coins (Vcoins), November 2009
Ref: RCV (2000) 164; Crawford 287/1; RSC 176; BMC Italy 562.
BW Ref: 062 044 151
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