Details
LOT 3532
Anonymous AR Denarius. 211-208 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Dioscuri riding to right, each holding spear, star above each head; ROMA in linear frame below. Crawford 44/5; BMCRR Rome 1; RSC 2. Very Fine.(3.51gr, 19mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Ex Michael Trenerry (Y1) (seller's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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