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This series, and the related RRC 109 series, are generally referred to(e.g. by Crawford) as having a "knife". As Ted Blume-Poulton has pointed out, rather entertainingly, this is not a knife, but a falcata, a Celtiberian sword designed to allow strong downward blows. The Romans certainly encountered these in the Spanish theater of the Second Punic War.
Roman Republic AR Victoriatus(2.90g). Anonymous, second Falcata series, 206-195 B.C., Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right; border of dots / Victory standing right, crowning trophy; falcata between. In exergue, ROMA. Line border. Crawford 120/1
Ex Aureo & Calico 375, 20 October 2021, lot 111, ex Joseph Martini Collection, Rodolfo Ratto Lugano 24 February 1930, lot 151
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