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RRC 229/1a

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RRC 229/1a, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 139–139 BC. Obverse: helmeted head of roma, right. border of dots.. Reverse: hercules in biga of centaurs, right, holding reins in left hand and club in right hand; centaurs each carry branch in left hand. line border.. Weight about 3.8 g, diameter 18.5 mm.
obverse RRC 229/1a
obverse: Helmeted head of Roma, right. Border of dots.
reverse RRC 229/1a
reverse: Hercules in biga of centaurs, right, holding reins in left hand and club in right hand; centaurs each carry branch in left hand. Line border.
mint Rome weight 3.76g (6)
ruler — diameter ⌀18.5 (2)
denomination Denarius axis 7↕ (6)
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

Hercules in biga of centaurs, right, holding reins in left hand and club in right hand; centaurs each carry branch in left hand. Line border.

specimens (14)
British Museum 3.94g 3↕
British Museum (CRRO)
RRC 229/1a, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 3.29g 10↕
British Museum 3.98g 12↕
British Museum (CRRO)
Fitzwilliam Museum (CRRO)
KENOM — Bochum 4.08g ⌀20.0 5↕
British Museum 3.75g 3↕
British Museum (CRRO)
BnF (CRRO)
BnF (CRRO)
BnF (CRRO)
BnF (CRRO)
NNC (DNB) 3.50g 11↕

Cite this coin

RRC 229/1a (rrc-229.1a), 139–139 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/rrc-2291a/ (accessed: 2026-08-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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