7-3328

RIC VII, TRIER 522, URBS ROMA, OBVERSE VARIETY [IRREGULAR COIN]

  

OBVERSE

VRBS-ROMA [VRBS ROMA]; bust r., helmet with plume (?) (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 88), wearing imperial cloak.

REVERSE

She-wolf stg. l., suckling twins; three stars above. TRS in exergue.

NOT IN RIC

OBVERSE VARIETY. Specimen similar to TRIER 522 except for Roma turned right instead of left and three stars instead of two. Apparently an ancient imitation.

NOTES

Weight 3.35 g; diameter 17 mm. Coin sold on CNG eAuction 501 (lot 382) in October 2021 for USD 350.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski