Triton XXI, Lot: 631. Estimate $500. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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T. Vettius Sabinus. 66 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.93 g, 6h). Rome mint. Bareheaded and bearded head of King Tatius right; SABINVS downward to left, S • C downward to right, TA monogram (for Tatius) below chin / Togate figure, holding reins and magistrates's scepter, driving biga left; IVDEX above, stalk of grain to right, T. VETTIVS in exergue. Crawford 404/1; Sydenham 905; Vettia 2; RBW 1446. Near EF, nicely toned and well centered.
From the Dr. Allan Smith Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Triton VI, 14 January 2003), lot 701.