DR-146 | Crawford: 219/1c
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 up | Reverse below, Dog puppy, right, with one paw raised
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: Auktionshaus Christoph Gartner (2022)
Price: 120 €
Other references
| Crawford: | 219/1c |
| DR: | 146 |
| BMCRR (Grueber): | |
| B (Babelon): | Antestia 2a |
| RSC (Seaby): | Antestia 2a |
| FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): | 150 |
| RC / RCV (D. Sear): | 95/1 |
| CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: | |
| CRR (Sydenham): | 406 |
| Cal (Calicó): | 126a |
| RBW: | |
| Other authors: |
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