Triton XXII, Lot: 931. Estimate $750. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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The Pompeians. Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius. 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.83 g, 4h). Military mint in the East, moving with Pompey; C. Coponius,
praetor. Diademed head of Apollo right; star below, Q • SICINIVS III • VIR around / Club of Hercules surmounted by lion skin, scalp in profile to right; arrow to left, bow to right, C • COPONIVS PR • S • C around. Crawford 444/1a; CRI 3; Sydenham 939; Sicinia 1; BMCRR East 24-8; RBW 1558. Choice EF, light iridescent toning with reflective surfaces.
From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 23 (19 March 2002), lot 1389; Numismatica Ars Classica 10 (9 April 1997), lot 535; R. Russo Collection (Numismatic Fine Arts XXVII, 4 December 1991), lot 541.