Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3499 Session 12 (11.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $150
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SOLD $90
L. MUSSIDIUS LONGUS, (42 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.656 grams), obv. veiled bust of Concord to right, CONCORDIA behind, star below chin, rev. L. MVSSIDIVS LONGVS above platform inscribed CLOACIN with two statues of Venus Cloacina, (S.494, Cr.494/42b, Syd.1093, B. Mussidia 6). Fine/nearly very fine and very scarce.
The statues stood on the north side of the Forum, the platform still exists.
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