408, Lot: 368. Estimate $150. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Anonymous. After 211 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.86 g, 3h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) behind / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; two stars above. Crawford 53/2; Sydenham 229; RSC –; Type as RBW 194. Good VF, attractively toned.

From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Vecchi 13 (4 September 1998), lot 631.

Brinkman-Debernardi group RRC 53 Rearing Horses Group 1 where they state: “This variety is believed to be one of the earliest issues of 53/2 based on its consistent presence (though in small numbers) in early hoards where contents included 53/2 examples. It is nearly always found with a loop under the visor, believed to be an attribute of Sicilian origin. There are no symboled siblings for this group.” [Andrew McCabe]