Roman Republican, uncertain mint Anonymous AR Quinarius after 211 BC. Obv. Head of Roma right, V behind. Rev. The Dioscuri galloping right; in exergue, ROMA in linear frame. Cr. 47/1; the auction companies on CA do not agree if Cr 47/1 is a Sydenham 141 or 192. I think it looks more like 192. BMCRR Rome 195 (even though Crawford calls it from an unknown mint). 2.12 grams, 16.00mm EF, struck on rusty dies I am aware of links for deciphering between anonymous Denarii and Victoratii, but am not aware of one for quinarii. Anyone have a link or article on quinarii attribution? http://stevebrinkman.ancients.info/anonymous/AnonymousVictoriatii.html http://stevebrinkman.ancients.info/anonymous/#H75-1c
Honestly the best source for attributing these is a copy of Crawford. The plates are very helpful. I saw your post on the RROME mailing list asking about the difference between 47/1a and 1b and thought I'd answer that here as well: 47/1b is similar in every way to 47/1a except that Roma has a larger nose. Not sure why Crawford made the distinction(especially given how he lumps certain other issues with various stylistic variations together), but that is the only difference.
Magnificient example ! Cathy E. King's "Roman quinarii from the republic to Diocletian and the Tetrarchy" is quite a great resource on those too She doesn't distinguish Craw. 47/1a and 1b though, both being under the same catalog number (#3) Q
My Anonymous AR Quinarii after 211: They may be a bit ugly, but they are mine... And, they look as though they passed through many an ancient hand. That is what I like: they have been circulated. Roman Republic Anonymous AR Quinarius 211-208 BCE (discontinued 208 BCE) 15mm, 1.85g Obv: Roma Head r., V behind Rev: Dioscuri r (ROMA in Linear Frame) Crawford 44/6(?) Roman Republic Anonymous AR Quinarius after 211 BCE 14.7mm, 2.1g Obv: Roma Head r., V behind Rev: Dioscuri r (ROMA in Linear Frame) Crawford 47/1a Roman Republic Anonymous AR Sestertius after 211 BCE 11.75mm, 0.95g Obv: Roma Head r., IIS behind Rev: Dioscuri r, ROMA Crawford 44/7
