Ah! "3" is my Favorite Number, so I leave the best to the last of my De-Slabbing and Freeing my Friends! ROMAN REPUBLIC Quinarius (V or 5 As): Roman Republic - Anonomous AR Quinarius 211-208 BCE Obv: Roma head r, V behind Rev: Dioscuri galloping, lances parallel In ex ROMA Sear 42, Crawford 44/6 Roman Republic - Anonomous AR Denarius 211-206 BCE Obv: Roma head r, X behind Rev: Dioscuri galloping, lances parallel In ex ROMA Sear 37, Crawford 44/5
Ditto. Republicans (Roman that is) are my favorites (I think) ANONYMOUS ROMAN REPUBLIC AR Denarius OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Roma right; behind, X REVERSE: The Dioscuri galloping right; in exergue, ROMΛ in raised letters within linear frame Struck at Rome 214-213 BC 19.8mm, 3.45g Sydenham 140. Crawford 44/5
Roman Republicans are fantastic! It took a while for me to warm up to them but now that's the first or second section I go to when new auctions are posted. Here are a couple of anonymous Republicans: Roman Republic, anonymous AR victoriatus 211-208 BCE, Sicily mint? 15 mm, 3.2 gm Obv: laureate head of Jupiter right Rev: Victory standing right, erecting (crowning?) trophy; ROMA in exergue Ref: Crawford 67/1, BMC 137? Roman Republic, Anonymous Rome, 115-114 BCE AR denarius, 20 mm, 3.91 g, 10 h Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right, X behind, ROMA below Rev: Roma, helmeted, seated on two shields, holding spear before her, she-wolf standing right at her feet, head turned back, sucking Romulus and Remus. In left and right fields, two birds flying towards her. Ref: Crawford 287/1
@TIF I have a few Victoriatii... love them... Your Den 115-114 is really cool! I don't have that! Beautiful piece.
One of my favorite RR coins: M FURIUS Lf PHILUS ROMAN REPUBLIC AR Denarius OBVERSE: Laureate head of Janus; M•FOVRI•L•F around REVERSE: Roma standing left erecting trophy, gallic arms around, ROMA to right, PHLI in ex. Struck at Rome, 119 BC 3.81g, 18.35mm Crawford 281/1, Syd 529, BMCRR (Italy) 555, Furia 18
I dont have any Roman Republican coinage,(Empire FTW!) but those are some nice coins Alegandron! Congrats.
M. Atilius Serranus Denarius 148 BC Reference. Albert 840 Cr. 214/1 Sear 92 Obv. Helmeted head of Roma r., behind, SARAN (upwards) and below chin, X. Rev. The Dioscuri galloping r.; below horses, M·ATIL and ROMA in partial tablet. 3.89 gr Note. The master of the mint is a son of the praetor of 152 v. Chr. These embossing brings the first significant change in the Denarius inprint by the indicium moves forward and is replaced by the Mint master marks
