2011-10-31 16:29:00 Kurt Adams kadams 2011-12-23 12:24:21 Kurt Adams kadams GLO-ECCCC0 COIN Silver Roman Republican denarius of the moneyer M Baebius Qf Tampilus Diameter 17mm, weight 3.21g Rome, 137 BC Obv. TAMPIL; Helmeted head of Roma left; below chin, (X) Rev. ROMA; M.BAEBI.Q.F.; Apollo in quadriga right, holding bow and arrow, and branch RRC 236/1a or 1c Reece 1 Note from Sam Moorhead: This coin is from a large issue with 267 obverse and 334 reverse dies recorded. It is one of the earlier Republican coins recorded with the PAS, and is the earliest from Gloucestershire on the PAS Database. The oldest denarius dates to the late 3rd century BC - BERK-65D307 - struck over sixty years before this piece. Silver Roman Republican denarius of the moneyer M Baebius Qf Tampilus Diameter 17mm, weight 3.21g Rome, 137 BC Obv. TAMPIL; Helmeted head of Roma left; below chin, (X) Rev. ROMA; M.BAEBI.Q.F.; Apollo in quadriga right, holding bow and arrow, and branch RRC 236/1a or 1c Reece 1 Note from Sam Moor... Silver Struck or hammered ROMAN ROMAN -137 17 Complete 2011-10-31 16:29:00 GLOUCESTERSHIRE FOREST OF DEAN LITTLEDEAN POINT( ) 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 GLO Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2011 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.