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Coin Type: Holed silver denarius of L. Antestius Gragulus, Roman Republic, 136 BCE. Mint and Date: Rome, 136 BCE. Size and Weight: 19mm x 20mm, 3.82g Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma right, XVI monogram below chin. GRAG behind. Reverse: Jupiter in quadriga right, carrying a tall eagle-tipped sceptre and brandishing a thunderbolt. L ANTES (ANTE in monogram) below. Exergue: ROMA Ref: RCV (2000) 115; RSC Antestia 9. Provenance: Dr. Martina Dieterle (Vauctions), November 2007. BW Ref: 042 035 118 |
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Note: On this coin, a new mark of denomination is used for the first time. Previous denarii had an X. The star shape on this and subsequent coins probably represents the numeral XVI written as a monogram. |
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