CNG 112, Lot: 543. Estimate $500. Sold for $300. 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, 3.98 g, 10h). Rome mint. Radiate and draped bust of Sol facing slightly right / Shrine of Venus Cloacina: Circular platform surmounted by two statues of the goddess, each resting right hand on cippus, the platform inscribed CLO[ACIN] and ornamented with trellis-pattern balustrade, flight of steps and portico on left. Crawford 494/43a; CRI 189; Sydenham 1094; Mussidia 7; RBW 1747. Toned, struck slightly off center, minor marks and a small area of edge smoothing. Good VF.
Ex Cederlind BBS 172 (18 December 2013), lot 208; Cederlind BBS 169 (20 May 2013), lot 231; Harry Strickhausen Collection (Triton IX, 9 January 2006), lot 1348.