DR-102 | Crawford: 159/2
Sine nomine
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Moneyer: Sine nomine
Date and mint: 179 BC/170 BC - Rome
Obverse: Bust of Roma with helmet, right. Dotted border.
Legend:
Symbols: Obverse behind, x | Reverse below, Fly
Reverse: Moon in biga, right, with horses in a caper. Linear border.
Legend: ROMA
Comment: The symbol of the Fly must, almost certainly, indicate the magistrate in charge of this coinage. According to Grueber, it would be possible that he was a member of the Sempronia family, since characters from this family are known by the name of T. Sempronius Musca.
Provenance: Bertolami Fine Arts (2020)
Price: 1,870 €
Other references
| Crawford: | 159/2 |
| DR: | 102 |
| BMCRR (Grueber): | Italia 376 |
| B (Babelon): | 22 |
| RSC (Seaby): | 22b |
| FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): | 80 |
| RC / RCV (D. Sear): | 70 |
| CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: | |
| CRR (Sydenham): | 322 |
| Cal (Calicó): | 55 |
| RBW: | |
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