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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 4486224, member: 111387&quot;]I recently acquired a few large lots of Roman Republic denarii.&nbsp; Most are in pretty decent shape and fairly easy to identify.&nbsp; However, due to the wear on this one, I&#039;m having trouble attributing it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1113605[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone recognize it?</p><p><br /></p><p>I see a helmeted Roma on the obverse.&nbsp; Is that victory riding a triga on the reverse?</p><p><br /></p><p>If so, AFIAK, there are only a couple of different RR coins that feature a triga -- Neither of which match my coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The closest alternative that I have found is:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/3770163.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Roman Republican. <i>Geto-Dacians</i>. </b>After 79 BC. AR Denarius</p><p><br /></p><p>Imitating obverse of L. Julius Caesar, reverse of C. Naevius Balbus. Helmeted head of Mars right / Victory driving triga left. Davis Class A, Group II, M118 (this coin). For prototype: cf. Crawford 320/1 (obv.) and 382/1 (rev.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Is my coin an imitation?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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