Rare Volteius Strabo Denarius

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 3188. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

L. Volteius L.f. Strabo. 81 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (3.80 g, 2h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Jupiter right; A to left / Europa seated left on bull, holding veil which floats over her head; thunderbolt behind, vine leaf below. Crawford 377/1; Sydenham 743; Volteia 6. Near VF, toned. Good metal for issue. Rare.

From the John A. Seeger Collection.