61, Lot: 131. Estimate $100. Sold for $84. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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L. Aurelius Cotta. 105 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.97 gm). Draped bust of Vulcan, wearing a laureate pileus, right; tongs and star behind, all within myrtle wreath / Eagle, head left, standing right on thunderbolt; D? below, all within a laurel wreath. Crawford 314/1c; Sydenham 577a; Aurelia 21b. Toned VF, die breaks on obverse and reverse.
From the Tony Hardy Collection.
Because of a die break, it is impossible to attribute the reverse letter with absolute certainty.