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Denarius Antestia: Lucius Antestius Gragulus, GRAG / L•ANTES ROMA
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 136 BC |
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| Reference(s) | RRC#238/1, CRR#451, RSC#9, RCV I#115, RBW#980 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (-136) |
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Lucius Antestius Gragulus served as moneyer during a period when the Roman mint was producing denarii at considerable volume to fund ongoing military commitments in Spain and Macedonia. The cognomen GRAG — abbreviated on the coin itself — is thought to derive from a regional or family association, though its precise origin remains debated among scholars of Republican onomastics.
RRC 238/1 is a single-type issue with no documented die varieties of note, relatively straightforward for the period.