Triton XVI, Lot: 861. Estimate $300. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Pompeians. Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius. 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.05 g, 3h). Military mint in the East, moving with Pompey. Diademed head of Apollo right; star below; Q • SICINIVS III • VIR around / Club of Hercules surmounted by lion skin, scalp in profile right; arrow to left, bow to right; C • COPONIVS •P • R • S • C around. Crawford 444/1a; CRI 3; Sydenham 939; Kestner 3521-4; BMCRR East 24-8; Sicinia 1. Near EF, gray and iridescent toning, a few tiny marks on cheek under tone, shallow scrape near edge on reverse at 11 o’clock.
From the Chiltern Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 1301.