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Caius Antetius
Caius Antestius


Gens: Antestia
Moneyer: Caius Antetius
Date and mint: 146 BC - Rome


Obverse: Bust of Roma with helmet, right. Dotted border.
Legend:
Symbols: Obverse before, x | Obverse behind, Puppy down

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

Comment: Family of commoner origin. Sometimes they represent a dog as a symbol of the family

Provenance: Astarte SA (2009)
Price: 1,060
219/1b
219/1b
Image courtesy of: Astarte

Other references

Crawford: 219/1b
DR: 145
BMCRR (Grueber): Roma 858
B (Babelon): Antestia 3
RSC (Seaby): Antestia 3
FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): 146
RC / RCV (D. Sear): 95/2
CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC:
CRR (Sydenham): 406a
Cal (Calicó): 124
RBW:
Other authors:

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