413, Lot: 393. Estimate $300. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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C. Antestius. 146 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.64 g, 10h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) below chin / Dioscuri on horseback riding right; below, dog running right, left foreleg raised. Crawford 219/1d; Sydenham 411; Antestia 1a. In NGC encapsulation, 3987480-016, graded MS, Strike: 5/5; Surface: 4/5. Short flan crack. Rare variety with dog’s one foreleg raised.