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RRC 450/1a

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RRC 450/1a, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 48–48 BC. Obverse: helmeted head of mars, right. border of dots.. Reverse: two carnyces (carnyx) in saltire; above, oval shield; below, round shield. border of dots.. Weight about 3.8 g, diameter 18.3 mm.
obverse RRC 450/1a
obverse: Helmeted head of Mars, right. Border of dots.
reverse RRC 450/1a
reverse: Two carnyces (carnyx) in saltire; above, oval shield; below, round shield. Border of dots.
mint Rome weight 3.78g (12)
ruler — diameter ⌀18.3 (6)
denomination Denarius axis 6↕ (11)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Republic dataset CRRO — Coinage of the Roman Republic Online
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Helmeted head of Mars, right. Border of dots.

reverse

Two carnyces (carnyx) in saltire; above, oval shield; below, round shield. Border of dots.

specimens (24)
University College Dublin 3.68g ⌀19.0 2↕
British Museum 2.68g 10↕
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 4.09g 5↕
British Museum (CRRO)
KENOM 3.79g ⌀17.0 7↕
Fitzwilliam Museum (CRRO)
Fitzwilliam Museum (CRRO)
Fitzwilliam Museum (CRRO)
Fitzwilliam Museum (CRRO)
Fitzwilliam Museum (CRRO)
KENOM — Bochum 4.13g ⌀18.0 8↕
KENOM — Wien Uni 3.94g ⌀20.0 9↕
KENOM — Bonn 4.00g ⌀19.0 2↕
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 3.89g 1↕
British Museum (CRRO)
British Museum 3.90g 8↕
NNC (DNB) 3.25g 1↕
BnF (CRRO)
BnF (CRRO)
BnF (CRRO)
BnF (CRRO)
BnF (CRRO)

Cite this coin

RRC 450/1a (rrc-450.1a), 48–48 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/rrc-4501a/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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