I picked up a nice Publius Satrienus Denarius today from the local guy at the Flohmarkt. Nice details on the She-wolf. I have the Harlan book, which dates this to 73BC where the other sources list it as 77BC. Also some debate on if it is Roma on the obv. or Mars, as was indicated by the dealer and in Harlan. P. Satrienus, 77 (73?)BC. AR Denarius (18 mm, 3.69 g), Rome. Obv. Helmeted head of Roma (Mars?)to right; behind, ⊥XXXVIII. Rev. ROMA / P SATRIE/NVS She-wolf advancing left, raising her right forepaw. Crawford 388/1b. RBW 1422 var. Sydenham 781a.
Nice coin! The she-wolf is one of my favorite reverses. It transcends time. My favorite she-wolf reverse coin comes from a later period. Kingdom of the Ostrogoths Rome, Italy (s.493-526 AD) AE Follis (40 Nummi) 23 mm x 10.19 grams Obverse: INVICT-A ROMA Helmeted bust of Roma right. Reverse: She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, XL above Ref: COI 82a, BMC 24 Prov.ex. J.C. Collection 2014 Note: Very Rare.
P. SATRIENUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS SATRIENA Fouree Denarius OBVERSE: Denarius. Helmeted head of Mars right, numeral behind REVERSE: ROMA above, she-wolf walking left; P SATRIE/ NVS in two lines in exergue Rome 77 BC 3.3g, 18.5mm Cr 388/1b; Syd 781a
That's fascinating @Bing and I'd love to add something like this to the other side of the flip if I come across one. Need to keep eyes open for fourees of coins I have.
