COIN (ROMAN)

A silver Roman Republican denarius of Mark Antony by the moneyer L. Pinarius Scarpus, dating to the period 31 BC. Obverse: [M.ANTONIO] COS III-IMP IIII [AVG], Head of Jupiter Ammon right. Reverse: Victory standing right holding wreath tied to fillet and palm branch over left shoulder, before [ANTONIO AVG], behind SCARPVS IM/P (anti-clockwise). Mint of Cyrenaica (Libya). As RRC, p. 542, no. 546/2a. In RRC (p. 542) Crawford lists just 13 obverse and 28 reverse dies for this series of denarii.



Diameter: 17.3 mm

Thickness: 1.9 mm

Weight: 2.7 g

Ruler: Republic
Moneyer: Pinarius Scarpus, L.
Denomination: Denarius (Roman Republic)
Material: Silver
Mint: African Mint
Obverse: Head of Jupiter Ammon right.
Obverse legend: [M.ANTONIO] COS III-IMP IIII [AVG]
Reverse: Victory standing right holding wreath tied to fillet and palm branch over left shoulder
Reverse legend: Before [ANTONIO AVG], behind SCARPVS IM/P (anti-clockwise).
Dated: -31.0 to -31.0
Weight (g): 2.7
Diameter (mm): 17.3
Thickness (mm): 1.9
Completeness: Complete
Parish: Edwinstowe
District: Newark and Sherwood
County: Nottinghamshire
Region: East Midlands
Discovery method: Metal detector
RRC reference: rrc-546.2a