Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 5240 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $100
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SOLD $50
MN. FONTEIUS C.F., (85 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.47 grams), obv. Vejovis laureate head to right, MN FONTEI C F behind, monogram ROMA before, thunderbolt below, rev. infant winged Genius seated on goat; above, caps of Dioscuri; thyrsus below, all within laurel wreath, (S.271 [ú55 VF], Cr.353/1a, Syd.724, RSC Fonteia 9). Toned, off centred reverse, some surface roughness, otherwise very fine, scarce.
Ex Raoul Phillips Collection and Central Coins, Brisbane, October 15, 2001.
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