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Crawford 455/1, ROMAN IMPERATORIAL, Restio AR Denarius
Rome, Moneyer Issues of the Imperatorial Period.
C. Antius Restiio, 47 BC
Rome Mint

Obv: RESTIO; Head of Restio right.

Rev: C ANTIVS C F; Hercules advancing right with club and trophy.

Reference: Crawford 455/1b; HCRI 34; Sydenham 970 var (no cloak over arm); Banti Antia 1/2 (this coin illustrated); G. Lahusen, Die Bildnismunzen Der Romischen Republik, pl. 61, no. 37 (this coin illustrated)

Provenance: ex Student & Mentor Collection [NAC 83 (20 May 2015) Lot 411]; ex F. Sternberg VII (1977), Lot 448; ex Carlo Crippa List 3 (1967), Lot 394.

This is a rare variety of Restio denarius, on which Hercules bears no cloak over his left arm.  Banti's corpus contains only three examples of this variety, one of which is this coin.  
Keywords: Restio Republic

Crawford 455/1, ROMAN IMPERATORIAL, Restio AR Denarius

Rome, Moneyer Issues of the Imperatorial Period.
C. Antius Restiio, 47 BC
Rome Mint

Obv: RESTIO; Head of Restio right.

Rev: C ANTIVS C F; Hercules advancing right with club and trophy.

Reference: Crawford 455/1b; HCRI 34; Sydenham 970 var (no cloak over arm); Banti Antia 1/2 (this coin illustrated); G. Lahusen, Die Bildnismunzen Der Romischen Republik, pl. 61, no. 37 (this coin illustrated)

Provenance: ex Student & Mentor Collection [NAC 83 (20 May 2015) Lot 411]; ex F. Sternberg VII (1977), Lot 448; ex Carlo Crippa List 3 (1967), Lot 394.

This is a rare variety of Restio denarius, on which Hercules bears no cloak over his left arm. Banti's corpus contains only three examples of this variety, one of which is this coin.

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Album name:Carausius / Imperatorial (49-27 BCE)
Keywords:Restio / Republic
Filesize:169 KiB
Date added:Feb 16, 2018
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Pharsalos   [Feb 16, 2018 at 07:08 PM]
Amazing coin, the obverse bust is breathtaking.
Canaan   [Mar 30, 2018 at 08:18 PM]
A great coin!!!
Steve B5   [Jan 24, 2022 at 04:48 PM]
Great style

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