½ Stater Dioscuri; ROMA

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC)
Period	Republic (509 BC - 27 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	225 BC - 212 BC
Value	½ Gold Stater
Currency	Quadrigatus (circa 235-212 BC)
Composition	Gold
Weight	3.41 g
Diameter	15.25 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 311567
References	RRC# 28/2 Michael Hewson Crawford; 1974. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge University Press, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). , CRR# 70 Edward Allen Sydenham, Leonard Forrer (ed.); 1952. The Coinage of the Roman Republic. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , RCV I# 2 David R. Sear; 2000. Roman Coins and Their Values / Volume 1. The Republic and the Twelve Caesars 280 BC-AD 96. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , BMC RR# 77 Herbert Appold Grueber; 1910. Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , HN Italy# 333 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , RBW# 62 Roberto Russo, Andrew McCabe (ed.), Arturo Russo (ed.), Giuliano Russo (ed.), Claire Hallgarth (ed.); 2013. The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins. Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, Switzerland.

Obverse

Janiform head of the Dioscuri, laureate, beardless, border of dots.

Reverse

Scène de prestation de serment avec deux soldats debout face à face, celui de gauche barbu et sans armure, celui de droite imberbe et en armure, chacun tenant une lance dans la main gauche et sacrifiant avec une épée tenue de la main droite un cochon tenu par un serviteur agenouillé.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ROMA

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (225 BC - 212 BC)

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