Countermarked Under Vespasian
C. MALLEOLUS, A. ALBINUS SP. F. and L. CAECILIUS METELLUS. Denarius (Circa 96 BC). Rome.
Obv: L METEL / A ALB S F.
Laureate head of Apollo right; c/m: IMP VES within rectangular incuse.
Rev: C MALL / ROMA.
Roma, holding spear and parazonium, seated left on pile of shields, being crowned by Victory with wreath, standing left.
Crawford 335/1a; RBW 1200.
The countermark was applied at Ephesus, indicating these coins were still circulating hundred years later, during the reign of Vespasian.
Condition: Fine.
Weight: 3.59 g.
Diameter: 19 mm.
Obv: L METEL / A ALB S F.
Laureate head of Apollo right; c/m: IMP VES within rectangular incuse.
Rev: C MALL / ROMA.
Roma, holding spear and parazonium, seated left on pile of shields, being crowned by Victory with wreath, standing left.
Crawford 335/1a; RBW 1200.
The countermark was applied at Ephesus, indicating these coins were still circulating hundred years later, during the reign of Vespasian.
Condition: Fine.
Weight: 3.59 g.
Diameter: 19 mm.
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