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RRC 159/2

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RRC 159/2, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 179–170 BC. Obverse: helmeted head of roma, right. border of dots.. Reverse: luna in biga, right, with horses prancing. line border.. Weight about 3.8 g, diameter 19.8 mm.
obverse RRC 159/2
obverse: Helmeted head of Roma, right. Border of dots.
reverse RRC 159/2
reverse: Luna in biga, right, with horses prancing. Line border.
mint Rome weight 3.75g (13)
ruler — diameter ⌀19.8 (2)
denomination Denarius axis 6↕ (12)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Republic dataset CRRO — Coinage of the Roman Republic Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Helmeted head of Roma, right. Border of dots.

reverse

Luna in biga, right, with horses prancing. Line border.

specimens (24)
Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) 3.74g ⌀19.5 11↕
British Museum 3.65g 10↕
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 3.96g 2↕
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 3.87g 5↕
British Museum 3.75g 7↕
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 3.90g 4↕
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 3.46g 1↕
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 3.84g 1↕
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 3.94g 5↕
British Museum 3.71g 8↕
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 3.54g 1↕
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 3.64g 12↕
BnF (CRRO)

Cite this coin

RRC 159/2 (rrc-159.2), 179–170 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/rrc-1592/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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