401, Lot: 363. Estimate $150. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Sex. Pompeius Fostlus. 137 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.90 g, 4h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; capis to left, X (mark of value) below chin / She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins (Remus and Romulus); to left, shepherd Faustulus standing right; in background, birds on fig tree. Crawford 235/1c; Sydenham 461a; Pompeia 1a. Good VF, toned.
Ex Gorny & Mosch 191 (11 October 2010), lot 1903.