Crawford 238/1, Roman Republic, 136 BC., Rome mint, moneyer L. Antestius Gragulus, Denarius.
Roman Republic, Rome mint, moneyer L. Antestius Gragulus, 136 BC.,
Denarius (ø 18-19 mm / 3,21 g), silver, axes about medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 20°),
Obv.: GRAG / [X-] , helmeted head of Roma r.; [value mark X- (in monogram) before; behind, GRAG downwards, bankers marks Γ (or P?) behind head.
Rev.: L {ANTE} [S / ROMA] , Jupiter driving quadriga r., holding reins and sceptre and preparing to hurl thunderbolt; below horses, L {ANTE} [S] (ANTE in monogram) and [ROMA in a partial tablet], bankers mark c on AN.
Crawford I, 269, 238/1 (citing 253 obv. dies and 316 rev. dies) ; Babelon Antestia 9 ; Sydenham 451 .
the moneyer is a L. Antestius Gragulus, not otherwise known.