Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Republic
Lot 4317 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 28 JULY) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Republic
Estimate $80
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SOLD $90
L. MARCIUS CENSORINUS, (c.82 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.83 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). Weakness on reverse, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Ex Jonathan Cohen Collection.
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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