Cn Domitius, 116-115 B.C., Silver denarius, looking for exact attribution

I've had this coin which I purchased from Svessien in Norway,
not a dealer but a friend with much more experience in ancients.

I would like to have as exact an attribution as possible. Thanks in advance for any helpful imformation.

I notice a couple of oddities about the coin and want some opinions so I can learn more
and then update the attribution more completely on sites where I have posted this coin in the past.
In addition, the coin is posted in Best of the Type an ancient coin forvm since I could find no similar example.


What I know...

• Cn Domitius, 116-115 B.C. Ancient Roman Republic, silver denarius.
Max radius: 19mm
Weight: 3.83 grams

• I have not yet found an example exactly like this obverse design (including the S mentioned below).

What I suspect and wonder about...

• I believe this example was struck on an undersized flan,
since it seems impossible the entire design would fit on this planchet.

• Though it is perhaps supposed to be a stylized lock of hair,
I think the S on Roma's face could be a counter mark made in the die. What's your opinion???

• I wonder about darkened, toned areas and quality of surface and strike.

• A different coin, with the closest attribution I have found seems to be...

Silver denarius, SRCV I 161, Crawford 285/1, Sydenham 535, RSC I Domitia 7, 116-115 B.C.; obverse helmeted head of Roma right,
X (XVI in monogram) behind, ROMA before; reverse Jupiter in a slow quadriga right holding branch and thunderbolt, CN DOMI in exergue.

Obverse: helmeted head of Roma right, X behind, ROMA before.
Reverse: Jupiter in a slow quadriga right holding branch and thunderbolt, CN DOMI in exergue.






Here's another, similar example, but without the S on Roma's face. I'll want to mention the S in my description.

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s0161.html

If you can provide links to other varieties of this design with slow quadriga on reverse, I'd appreciate it.


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I think the S might just be hair.

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/rsc/domitia/i.html

http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/tomvossen/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=8007
http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/imperialcoins/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=401
http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/romanumismatics/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=842

 

Yes, hair... eureka

Yes, hair. Thanks, Randy. 10-4.