ROMAN REPUBLIC
L. Torquatus, moneyer 
AR Denarius. 3.02g, 18mm
MINTED: Rome mint, 113-112 BC
REF: Crawford 295/1; Sydenham 545
OBVERSE: ROMA, Head of Roma right, X (mark of value) below chin; all within decorated torque.
REVERSE: Warrior on horseback galloping left, holding spear and shield; Q to right, L.TORQVA below, EX.S.C in exergue.

Notes:
Dark black "find patina" with some minor pitting. 
Sold with a charming old handwritten tag from when it was part of the collection of an earlier owner. 
 
Historical Notes: 
According to Crawford, the cognomen Torquatus alludes to the moneyer's ancestor T. Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus defeating a Gaulish enemy and his claim of the enemy's torque (neck ring ornament) as a prize of battle.