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Crawford 053/2, ROMAN REPUBLIC, Anonymous, AR Denarius
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Rome, The Republic.
Anonymous, ca. 209-208 BCE
Uncertain Italian Mint
AR Denarius (4.64g; 19mm)
Obv: Head of Roma in peaked-visor helmet, facing right; X (mark of value = 10 asses) behind.
Rev: Dioscuri galloping right with couched spears; two stars above; ROMA, within full trapezoidal frame, below.
Reference: Crawford 53/2.
Provenance: Ex Hess Divo 331 (1 Dec 2016), Lot 75; ex Giesseener Munzhandlung Dieter Gorny Auktion 44 (1989), Lot 525.
Crawford series 53 Anonymous Denarii can be easily distinguished from the Crawford 44 Anonymous Denarii by "peaked" visor to the helmet.
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