Cn. Blasio Cn.f. 112-111 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.99 g, 6h). Rome mint.

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Lot: 467. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Republican, Silver

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Cn. Blasio Cn.f. 112-111 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.99 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted male head right (of Mars, Scipio Africanus, or Blassio?); acrostolium (prow stem) to left, mark of value above / Jupiter standing facing, holding sceptre and thunderbolt, between Juno, and Minerva, crowning Jupiter with wreath; Π between Jupiter and Minerva. Crawford 296/1d; Sydenham 561b; Cornelia 19; RBW 1136. Toned with traces of iridescence. VF.

From the Todd Hansen Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 41 (19 March 1997), lot 1545.

The period of 112-106 BC is the time of the Jugartha War and the rise of Marius. The protrait is of Scipio Africanus who defeated Hannibal in 202 BC to end the Second Punic War.

Closing Date and Time: 11 November 2020 at 12:35:20 ET.

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