Denarius

Late Iberian or Late Republican

 

 

 

Metal: Silver.

Issuing entity: Rome.

Mint: Rome.

Date: 114-113 BC.

Obverse:

Female head right, draped and with diadem. Behind, sign *, in front inscription ROMA.

Reverse:

Three arches supporting the statue of a horseman in cuirass and crown holding spear in his right hand. Between the arches legend LEP. In border, legend MN AE [m] ILIO.

Weight: 2.69 gr. - Diameter: 18 mm. - Axes: 7 h.

Described in: RRC 291/1.

Published in: Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Colecciones numismáticas del MARQ, Alicante, p. 103.

Monetary Inventory Number: 872.

MARQ collection. Ancient Numismatic Collection.