436, Lot: 464. Estimate $100. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Gargilius, Ogulnius, and Vergilius. 86 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.18 g, 1h). Rome mint. Head of Apollo right, wearing oak-wreath; thunderbolt below / Jupiter driving quadriga right, wielding thunderbolt; L above, OG(VL) below horses, GAR • (VE)[R] in exergue. Crawford 350A/1c; Sydenham 721b; Ogulnia 1; Type as RBW 1331. Near VF, toned. Rare.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection, purchased at a London Coin Fair.
Signed issues of Ogulnius or his colleagues Gargilius and Vergilius are rare. [Andrew McCabe]