CNG 103, Lot: 627. Estimate $300. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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C. Malleolus. 96 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.98 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Mars right, feather on helmet;
malleolus above, mark of value below chin / Warrior standing left, with right foot on cuirass, holding spear; trophy to left, grasshopper on prow to right. Crawford 335/3d; Sydenham 615a; Poblicia 6; RBW 1204. Near EF, iridescent cabinet toning, struck from worn obverse die. Well struck reverse.
From the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind.