ROMAN REPUBLIC & IMPERATORIAL. C. Poblicius Malleolus.
Silver Denarius, 96 BC. Rome.
Obv: helmeted head of Mars right; mallet (malleolus) above, star (mark of value) below chin. Rev: warrior standing left before trophy, foot on cuirass, holding spear; C•MAL (partially ligate) and grasshopper above prow behind.

About Extremely Fine; gently iridescent tone, one of the very finest examples of the type.

From the inventory of Agora Numsimatiek; ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 125 (23/06/2021), lot 396; ex Artemide Aste, Auction XXXI (18/12/2010), lot 47.

Reference: Crawford-335/3b; RSC Poblicia-6a.
Die Axis: 11h.
Diameter: 19 mm.
Weight: 3.72 g.