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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1186619, member: 19463&quot;]Most Roman Republican denarii have abbreviations of the names of the officials responsible for the issue.&nbsp; The ones that do not are termed &#039;Anonymous&#039;.&nbsp; This example is in a middle ground.&nbsp; It has no name but bears an elephant head (with bell around the neck) very similar to those used by descendents of Caecilius Metellius who was a hero in the Punic Wars so the standard references attribute the coin to L. Caecilius Metellus Diadematus whose name appears on the moneyer lists as being in office in 128 BC.&nbsp; The general style of the coin is consistent with other issues of that time so this seems reasonable if not a certainty.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This specimen is worn and has scratches and other minor faults but is reasonable example of a middle grade Republican denarius.&nbsp; The figure driving the biga is identified as Pax.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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