AN INTERESTING COLLECTION OF ROMAN REPUBLICAN COINS FORMED BY AN ENGLISH AMATEUR SCHOLAR
Denarius, uncertain mint circa 206-205, AR 3.97 g. Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, X. Rev. The Dioscuri galloping r.; below horses, female head r. In exergue, ROMA. Babelon Horatia 1. Sydenham 277. RBW 578. Crawford 127/1.
Very rare. Light iridescent tone and very fine
In Essays Witschonke, Andrew McCabe reported on a hoard of cut denarii that contained second Punic war types as well as VAR and QLC types, but missed the types from Crawford 112 through 124. This suggests that the VAR and QLC types, and by extension this female head type to which they appear stylistically related, should be dated within the second Punic war period, likely to around 206-205.