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DR-72 | Crawford: 127/1
Sine nomine / Horacia
Sine nomine / Horacia


Gens: Horatia?
Moneyer: Sine nomine / Horacia
Date and mint: 206 BC/200 BC - ?


Obverse: Bust of Roma with helmet, right. Dotted border.
Legend:
Symbols: Obverse behind, x | Reverse below, female bust

Reverse: Dioscuri galloping to the right. Linear border.
Legend: ROMA

Comment: This anonymous denarius is awarded to the Horatia family after the evidence left by a restoration by Emperor Trajan but with the legend COCLES, in memory of S. Horatius Cocles famous for the defense he made of the Sulpicio wooden bridge against the army of Porsena.

Provenance: Numismatica Ars Classica (2014)
Price: 1,555
127/1
127/1
Image courtesy of: Numismatica Ars Classica

Other references

Crawford: 127/1
DR: 72
BMCRR (Grueber): Italia 314
B (Babelon): Horatia 1
RSC (Seaby): Horatia 1
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 747
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 54
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 277
Cal (Calicó): 617
RBW: 578
Other authors:

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