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Triens Antestii: Lucius Antestius, GRAG / L•ANTES ROMA
| Issuer | Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC) |
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| Year | 136 BC |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Minerva facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet; four pellets arranged behind the head serving as the denominational mark for the triens. The bust is rendered in the bold, schematic style characteristic of mid-Republican Roman bronze coinage. The field is plain, with no additional ornament. The legend GRAG appears in the field, likely an abbreviated moneyer's or place reference. |
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| Reverse description | Prow of a Roman galley facing right, rendered in the standard Republican style with details of the oar-box and ram visible; a bird (likely a raven or crow) perches above the prow, serving as the moneyer's symbol. The legend L·ANTES arcs above the prow, identifying the moneyer Lucius Antestius, while ROMA appears in the exergue below, asserting the Roman mint authority. The composition follows the established iconographic canon of mid-Republican bronze denominations, with the prow type introduced after the First Punic War. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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