Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Republic
Lot 3734 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Republic
Estimate $100
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SOLD $160
L. MARCIUS CENSORINUS, (c.82 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (4.00 g), obv. Apollo head laureate to right, dotted border, rev. Satyr Marsyas, standing left, with wine skin on shoulder, behind him a column with figure at top, L.CENSOR before, (S.281, Cr.363/1d, Syd.737, RSC Marcia 24). Bankers mark on cheek, otherwise very fine and scarce.
The satyr Marsyas challenged the god Apollo to a contest of music. He lost and was flayed alive in a cave for his hubris.
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