Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
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Lot 5247 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $100
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SOLD $80
Q. ANTONIUS BALBUS, (c.83-2 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.79 grams), obv. Jupiter laureate head to right, S C behind, rev. Victory in quadriga to right, Q ANTO BALB/PR exergue, P under horses, (S.279, Cr.364/1d, Syd.742b, RSC Antonina 1); Cn. Lentulus, (c.76-75 B.C.), silver denarius, probably a Spanish mint, (3.95 grams), obv. Genius of the Roman People with diadem, draped head to right, sceptre on shoulder and G.P.R. above, rev. EX SC divided by globe between rudder and sceptre, CN. LEN. Q below, (S.324 [ú65 VF], Cr.393/1c, Syd.752, B.Cornelia 54). First with serrated edge, both toned, second with obverse damage, otherwise fine - very fine. (2)
Ex Raoul Phillips Collection and Romanorvm,in 2001 for the first coin; Salamanca Rare Coins, May 24, 2003 for the second coin.
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