Lot 5157
Sale 96 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
Mn. Fonteius C.f., (85 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.11 grams), obv. Vejovis laureate head to right, MN FONTE[I CF] behind, monogram of Roma below chin, thunderbolt below head, rev. infant winged Genius seated on goat, caps of dioscuri above, thyrsus below, all within laurel wreath, (S.271, Cr.353/1c, Syd.724a, RSC Fonteia 9). Slight pitting, otherwise very fine, scarce.
In the temple of Vejovis in Rome there was a statue of a goat bearing a winged genius. This coin recalls that mounted child.
- Estimate
- $100
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $60