432, Lot: 242. Estimate $200. Sold for $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Q. Thermus M.f. 103 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.89 g, 9h). Rome mint. Head of Mars left, wearing crested helmet ornamented with plume and annulet / Two warriors fighting, each armed with sword and shield; the one on the left protects a fallen comrade, the other wears horned helmet; [Q •] (THE)RM • (MF) in exergue. Crawford 319/1; Sydenham 592; Minucia 19; Type as RBW 1174. Near EF, toned. Well struck.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Heritage 3030 (NYINC, 5 January 2014), lot 23876; Freeman & Sear Manhattan Sale 4 (8 January 2013), lot 80.