Denarius

Late Iberian or Late Republican

Metal: Silver.

Issuing entity: Rome.

Mint: Rome.

Date: 119 BC.

Obverse:

Cabeza laureada de Jano bifronte. Leyenda: M FOVRI - L F.

Reverse:

Roma standing left holding sceptre in left hand and crowning trophy with right hand; star above and legend behind. The trophy is surmounted by a helmet in the shape of a boar's head and flanked by carnyx and shield. Legend: ROME. Exergue: PHILI.

Weight: 3.95 gr. - Diameter: 20 mm. - Axes: 1 h.

Described in: RRC 281, 1.

Published in: Bayo Fuentes, S., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., 2010: "Catálogo. Collections", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Coins. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 178.

Monetary Inventory Number: 170.

Purchase. Isidro Albert Collection.