CNG 96, Lot: 711. Estimate $200. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Mn. Fonteius C.f. 85 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.96 g, 5h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Vejovis (or Apollo) right; monogram below chin, thunderbolt below head / Infant winged Genius (or Cupid) seated on goat, standing right; pilei of the Dioscuri above, thyrsus with fillet in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 353/1a; Sydenham 724; Fonteia 9. Good VF, toned.
From the Archer M. Huntington Collection, ANS 1001.1.22487.