COIN (ROMAN)

Silver republican denarius struck in Rome c. 105 BC by L. Thorius Balbus. Obverse shows the head of Juno Sospita right clad in goats skin, I S M R behind (retrograde legend). Reverse shows a bull charging right. 'M' control letter above, L THORIVS below. BALBVS in exergue. Reference: RRC 316/1



Weighs, 3.57g, diameter 19mm, thickness is 1.9mm and die axis is at 11 or 10 o'clock.



See WAW-7CAA32, HESH-71A981, CORN-3AAB52, IARCW-63DAF897.

Ruler: Republic
Moneyer: Thorius Balbus, L.
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Material: Silver
Mint: Rome
Obverse: Obverse shows the head of Juno Sospita right clad in goats skin, I S M R behind (retrograde legend).
Obverse legend: I S M R
Reverse: Reverse shows a bull charging right. 'M' control letter above
Reverse legend: L THORIVS/BALBVS
Dated: -105.0 to 
Weight (g): 3.57
Diameter (mm): 19.0
Thickness (mm): 1.9
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Castor
District: City of Peterborough
County: City of Peterborough
Region: Eastern
Discovery method: Metal detector
RRC reference: rrc-316.1
Notes: 
This coin comes from a very large issue with 450 obverse dies and 562 reverse dies recorded