Spear-head without Spear-head


Anonymous. AR Denarius, uncertain Lucanian mint (Venusia?), 208 BC. Obv. Helmeted head of Roma right; behind, X. Rev. The Dioscuri galloping right; in exergue, ROMA. Cr. 53/2 (cf. 88/2b). 4.11 g. 19 mm. RRR Very rare, few specimens known. Sound metal. An attractive example, lightly toned. Minor scratch on obverse, and reverse a bit off centre, otherwise about EF.