L. Cupiennius. 147 BC. AR Denarius (18.5mm, 4.17 g, 8h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; cornucopia to left, X (mark of value) below chin / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback riding right; L • C(VP) below horses, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 218/1; Sydenham 404; Cupiennia 1; BMCRR Rome 850-5; Kestner 2070-1; RBW 937. Lightly toned with some luster under golden iridescence. EF.
Ex Lanz 163 (7 December 2016), lot 170; Numismatica Ars Classica 8 (3 April 1995), lot 501.
