260 | Roman Republic

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GENS ROSCIA. Denarius. (Ar. 3.71g/19mm). 59 BC Rome. (FFC 1090; Crawford 412/1). Obv: Head of Juno Sospita with goatskin right, behind column with crescent above, below: ROSCIA. Rev: Woman on standing right feeding snake, behind column, below legend: FABATI. Almost Extremely Fine. Scarce and more like that.

Serrated denarii, with a sawtooth edge, are probably the first attempts to engrave the edges of coins. In some way, it was a question of guaranteeing the authenticity of the piece, preventing the filing and/or lining of it. The problem with this type of coinage came from the poor acceptance among the people. It seems that only some Germanic peoples accepted it willingly, so that, over time, its coinage fell into disuse.