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RRC 229/1b

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RRC 229/1b, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 140–140 BC. Obverse: head of roma, right, with necklace of pendants. 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 19.9 mm.
obverse RRC 229/1b
obverse: Head of Roma, right, with necklace of pendants. Border of dots.
reverse RRC 229/1b
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 3.80g (4)
ruler — diameter ⌀19.9 (1)
denomination Denarius axis 7↕ (4)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Republic dataset CRRO — Coinage of the Roman Republic Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Roma, right, with necklace of pendants. 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 (7)
Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) 3.91g ⌀19.9 6↕
NNC (DNB) 3.70g 6↕
British Museum 3.82g 7↕
British Museum (CRRO)
Fitzwilliam Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 3.77g 7↕
British Museum (CRRO)

Cite this coin

RRC 229/1b (rrc-229.1b), 140–140 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/rrc-2291b/ (accessed: 2026-09-16). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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