Ave all,
I’d like to share this lovely
Poblicia denarius, just received yesterday.
In
part, just because it is, I think, a genuinely beautiful coin and one I’ve sought in like condition for quite a long while.
In another
part, just to ask – for my own peace-of-mind – whether anyone perceives here any reason whatsoever to doubt its authenticity?
For this latter concern, I add as well two larger images of each
side.
As always, please forgive my
poor photography un-skill. I’ve done the best I am able.
Also of course, any thoughts or comments warmly appreciated – including any needed corrections to my
attribution info.
Obv:
Roma draped, in twin-feathered plumed Phrygian-styled helmet, right facing;
ROMA behind, control mark S above.
Rev:
Hercules standing left, wrestling and strangling the
Nemean lion, club below, encased bow with two arrows in left
field; S, above; [C] POBLICI
Q
F in right
field.
Exergue: None.
Mint:
RomeStruck: 80 BC.
Size: 18.73 mm.
Weight: 3.8 grm.
Die axis: 90°
Refs:
Sydenham, 768
Crawford, 380/1
Additional & larger images:
While for a while I felt a little unsettling suspicion about this coin, I feel better now having
had it in hand a
bit.
Size and
weight are on the mark,
as is the
die axis as compared with other specimens I’ve seen (on-line) in which d-axis is given.
The edges look
fine to me, as do the devices.
Anyone see anything suggesting otherwise?
Thanks much for looking…
Best regards, as ever –
Tia