Details
LOT 3545
Anonymous AR Denarius. 115-114 BC. Rome mint.
Head of Roma to right, wearing winged and crested helmet; X (mark of value) behind, ROMA below / Helmeted Roma seated to right on two shields, holding spear; wolf standing to right at her feet, head reverted, suckling Romulus and Remus; in left and right fields, two birds flying towards her. Crawford 287/1; BMCRR Italy 562-5; RSC 176. Near Very Fine. Toned.(3.87gr, 21mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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