Mn. Fonteius C.f. 85 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.48 g, 3h). Rome mint.

Electronic Auction 491
Lot: 269. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Republican, Silver

Sold For $ 170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Mn. Fonteius C.f. 85 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.48 g, 3h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Vejovis (or Apollo) right; (Roma) monogram below chin, thunderbolt below head / Infant winged Genius (or Cupid) seated on goat, which is standing right; pilei of the Dioscuri above; thyrsus with fillet in exergue; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 353/1a; Sydenham 724; Fonteia 9; RBW 1350. Toned, light scratches and marks beneath toning, banker’s mark in right obverse field, edge test cut. VF.

From the Lampasas Collection. Ex Dr. Charles Schulz Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 446, 19 June 2019), lot 285, purchased from Alex Malloy, December 1980.


Closing Date and Time: 5 May 2021 at 11:29:20 ET.

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