359, Lot: 328. Estimate $150. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Mn. Fonteius C.f. 85 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.75 g, 2h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Vejovis (or Apollo) right; Roma 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, lovely iridescent tone, areas of flat strike.