ROMAN REPUBLIC & IMPERATORIAL. Anonymous.
Silver Denarius, 115-114 BC. Rome.
Obv: head of Roma right, wearing winged and crested Corinthian helmet; X (mark of value) behind, ROMA below. Rev: helmeted Roma seated right on two shields and helmet, holding spear; at her feet, wolf standing right, head reverted, suckling Romulus and Remus; in left and right fields, two birds flying towards her.

Good Very Fine; lovely light tone, struck on a broad flan.

Ex Spink, Auction 24005 (26/9/2024), lot 80 (''ex The Lasomé Collection of Roman and Byzantine Coins'').

Reference: Crawford-287/1; RSC Anonymous-176.
Die Axis: 12h.
Diameter: 21 mm.
Weight: 3.90 g.