Triton XXI, Lot: 629. Estimate $500. Sold for $600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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C. Naevius Balbus. 79 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 4.01 g, 8h). Rome mint. Head of Venus right, wearing stephane; S • C downward to left / Victory driving triga right, holding reins; CLXXV above, C • NÆ • B(AL)B in exergue. Crawford 382/1b; Sydenham 769b; Naevia 6; RBW 1410 var. (control number). Superb EF, toned.
From the Dr. Alan Smith Collection. Ex Dr. Patrick H. C. Tan Collection (Triton XX, 9 January 2017), lot 520.