Imitations from a Romanian Hoard 6
M319+. Obverse type of M. Baebius Tampilus, reverse type of Q. Antonius Balbus, after 83 BC; cf. Cr-236/1 (O) and 364/1 (R), 3.25g. Both sides stylized; no obverse legend other than X; blundered, recognizable reverse legend.
M320+. Various obverse prototypes, reverse type of Q. Antonius Balbus, after 83 BC; cf. Cr-364/1 (R), 4.55g, serrate. Both sides stylized; no legends other than remnant of crude obverse X.
M321+. Various obverse prototypes, reverse type of Q. Antonius Balbus, after 83 BC; cf. Cr-364/1 (R), 3.93g. Both sides stylized; three horses in reverse "quadriga"; no legends other than obverse X. The double-struck obverse is quite unusual in a Dacian coin.
M322+. Obverse type of Pub. Crepusius, reverse type of M. Baebius Tampilus, after 82 BC; cf. Cr-361/1 (O) and 236/1 (R), 4.29g, serrate. Both sides somewhat stylized; O before Apollo on obverse; remnant of blundered, meaningless reverse legend. See M40 for a very similar obverse die; surely the product of the same engraver, working from the same model; not especially the obverse O on both.
M323+. Various obverse prototypes, reverse type of Pub. Crepusius, , after 82 BC; cf. Cr-361/1 (R), 3.55g. Both sides quite stylized; no obverse legend other than X, blundered, meaningless reverse legend. Although Pub. Crepusius is the most likely reverse prototype, the engraver was clearly familiar with the coins of Q. Titius also; even the reverse legend is perhaps recognizable as Q. TITI.
M324+. Obverse type of C. Annius & L. Fabius Hispaniensis, reverse type of Pinarius Natta, after 82 BC; cf. Cr-366/2 (O) and 208/1, (R), 3.92g. Both sides stylized, the obverse more so; blundered, recognizable legends on both sides.
M325+. Obverse type of L. Manlius Torquatus, reverse type of Q. Antonius Balbus, after 82 BC; cf. Cr-367/ (O) and 364/1 (R), 3.39g. Both sides somewhat stylized, the reverse more so. The combination of Sulla's obverse with the Marian reverse of Balbus is quite ironic, although of course the Dacians neither knew nor cared about this strange confluence.
M326+. Obverse type of C. Marius Capito (?), reverse type of C. Cato, after 81 BC; cf. Cr-378/1 (O?) and 274/1 (R), 4.37g, serrate. Obverse "barbarous", reverse stylized; blundered, meaningless obverse legend; blundered, recognizable reverse legend.
M327+. Obverse type of L. Julius Bursio, reverse type of L. Procilius, after 80 BC; cf. Cr-352/1 (O) and 379/1 (R), 2.97g. Obverse very stylized; reverse "barbarous" and left-facing; no obverse legend; crude, meaningless reverse legend.
M328+. Types of C. Naevius Balbus, after 79 BC; cf. Cr-382/1, 4.69g, serrate. Both sides stylized; crude obverse SC; blundered, recognizable reverse legend, with accurate control number.
M329+. Obverse type of C. Naevius Balbus, reverse type of C. Cato, after 79 BC; cf. Cr-382/1 (O) and 274/1 (R), 3.81g. Both sides stylized; inappropriate symbol between obverse SC; blundered, recognizable reverse legend, in exurge rather than below horses. See M60 for another example of this reverse die, their paired with obverse of C. Piso Frugi.
M330+. Obverse type of C. Naevius Balbus, reverse type of Pub. Crepusius (?), after 79 BC; cf. Cr-382/1 (O) and 361/1 (R?), 3.76g. Obverse "barbarous", reverse very stylized; no obverse legend other than remnant of SC; blundered, meaningless reverse legend. Another possible reverse prototype is M. Sergius Silus, Cr-286/1.
