Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 1973 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $550
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SOLD $540
CN. PLANCIUS, (c.55 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.902 grams), obv. Diana Planciana to right wearing petasus, CN PLAN[CIVS] AED CVR S.C. around, rev. Cretan goat to right, bow and quiver behind, (S.396 [£200 EF], Cr.432/1, Syd.933, B. Plancia 1). Delightful golden tone, extremely fine and very rare in this condition.
Gnaeus Plancius, a friend of Cicero, strikes as curule aedile. The type recall his military service in Crete, under the proconsul Q.Metellus.
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