So I bought these lot of denari from a guy off of Reddit a couple of months ago, which I only got now. Winged ROMA, METELLVS•Q•F around Macedonian shield with the head of the elephant, with chopmarks. 127 BC. I really like how these coins feature Roma as a combination of 3d and 2d bust! This coin is what I assume to be the denarius of Appius Claudius Pulcher, T Manlius Mancius and Q. Urbinius, With Victory in Triga. (I can see a faint T and M under the legs of the lettering APCLTMANLQVR) 110 BC. This is a Pansa/Vibius coin with Apollo and Minerva in Quadriga, 90 BC. However, the legends on both the obv and rev totally went out of the flan!
M. CAECILIUS Q.f. Q.n. METELLUS AR DENARIUS OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Roma right, ROMA behind, star below chin REVERSE: M•METELLVS•Q•F•, legend around Macedonian shield on which there is an elephant's head, all within laurel wreath Rome, 127 BC 3.6g, 17mm Cr263/1a; Syd 480; Caecilia 29 C.CLAUDIUS PULCHER ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS CLAUDIA AR Denarius OBVERSE: Head of Roma r., wearing helmet decorated with circular device REVERSE: Victory in biga r., holding reins in both hands; in exergue, C. PVLCHER Struck at Rome 110-109 BC 3.76g, 19mm Cr300/1, Syd 569, Claudia 1
Wow, nice...they have the "look"! I've always thought chop marks were an endearing quality on most coins.
Great coins that were in circulation many years. It is fun to think of the events around well worn coins.