EASTERN EUROPE, Imitations of Roman Republican. Geto-Dacians. After 83 BC. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.73 g, 11h). Imitating Q. Antonius Balbus. Stylized laureate head of Jupiter right, SC behind / Victory driving biga right; pseudo-legend below. Davis Class A, Group II, M134. For prototype: cf. Crawford 364/1d. Light iridescent toning, banker's marks, minor roughness. VF. The presence of banker's marks show that these coins circulated alongside official Roman mint issues.
From the Miami Collection.