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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fugio1, post: 5003774, member: 89970&quot;]Very nice example of a very scarce coin</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple of symboled coins, a denarius and a quinarius from the period of the 2nd Punic War:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200872[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Caduceus (early) - Denarius, Crawford 60/1</b></p><p>Denomination: Denarius</p><p>Era: c. 211-208 BC</p><p>Metal: AR</p><p>Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma R; X behind. Border of dots</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Dioscuri riding r.; Caduceus symbol below.; ROMA in raised letters in frame. Line border</p><p><br /></p><p>Mint: Unknown mint in central Italy</p><p>Weight: 4.72 gm.</p><p>Reference: RRC 60/1</p><p>Provenance: Aureo &amp; Calico Alba Longa sale, November 7, 2018; Ex. The Goodman Collection, Triton I, December 2-3, 1997, lot 892.</p><p><br /></p><p>Comment: This issue is one of the most crude but distinctive of the early denarii.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200873[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>MT Monogram, Quinarius, Crawford 103/2a</b></p><p>Denomination: Denarius</p><p>Era: c. 211-210 BC</p><p>Metal: AR</p><p>Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma r. with splayed visor; “V” behind; Border of dots</p><p>Reverse: Dioscuri r.; Below, MT monogram; Between two exergual lines, “ROMA”.</p><p>Mint: Apulia</p><p>Weight: 2.24 gm.</p><p>Reference: Crawford 103/2a</p><p>Provenance: Purchased from Barry Murphy, December, 2013</p><p><br /></p><p>Comments:</p><p>Crawford 103/2a, Quinarius. Mint location in Apulia. Unusual obverse style. There is no trace of a curl on the left shoulder so this should be classified as 2a. This series is found with a variety of obverse styles, apparently the work of a few uniquely skilled engravers. Quite common, it often comes in high grade, this specimen being no exception.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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