A Roman Republic I acquired back in Feb. cheap. L. C. Memmius L. f. Galeria (87 B.C) AR Denarius O: Head of Saturn left; EX•S•C below; control letter beneath chin. R: Venus driving biga right, cupid above; L•C•MEMIES•L•F•GAL in exergue. Rome Mint 3.68g 18mm Crawford 313/1b; Sydenham 574; Memmia 2
@Mat Great looking Denarius! I have a couple VERY similar by similar Moneyers' names: RR L and C Memmius L F Galeria 87 BCE AR Denarius Saturn harpa EX S C Venus Biga Cupid Sear 262 Crawford 349-1 Mine are from 87 BCE Crawford 349/1... which spelled out L.C. MEMIES L.F - CAL in exergue; the Crawford 313/1 was L MEMMI - CAL in 106 BCE
My pair show how different the same coin can be. The second is a classic example of the Stannard scoop for reducing the flan weight but has much less wear than the first one.