441, Lot: 400. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Mussidius Longus. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.61 g, 10h). Rome mint. Diademed and veiled head of Concordia right; star below chin / Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLOACIN and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left. Crawford 494/42b; CRI 188a; Sydenham 1093a; Mussidia 6. Fine, toned, numerous banker’s mark including IV on obverse and L on reverse, a few light scratches, minor deposits.