Denarius, type 1, var 1 (SCI MAR, 1rst issue)
Obverse
Obverse legend
Reverse legend
Reverse
CARo _ LVS (inscribed in two lines separated by a line, the letters A and R linked by the same loop; three globules aligned vertically in the middle and one globule in front of the letter R).
SCI MAVR (circular legend around a globule surrounded by dots, one globule between the letters R and S).
Photo of the copy preserved at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (public domain), link to the page of their website showing the photo of the coin: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10413017n/f2.item.
A round trace between the letters S and C, remains of globule erased? The reverse legend can be read as SCI MAVR, there is a letter V linked to the letter A.
N° | G | F | XF 40 | AU 58 | MS 63 | MS 65 | |
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1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Seems never to have gone on sale.