Details
LOT 3062
Matienus AR Denarius. 179-170 BC.
Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / The Dioscuri riding to right; MAT ligate and ROMA in partial tablet below. Crawford 162/2a; BMCRR Italy 399; RSC Matiena 2. Very Fine. Some deposits. Toned with golden and blue iridescence around the devices on both sides.(3.36gr, 18mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s.
Private North Country, UK, collection.
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