Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 5267 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $120
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CN. PLANCIUS, (c.55 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.782 grams), obv. Diana Planciana to right wearing petasus, CN PLANCIVS [AED CVR S.] C. around, rev. Cretan goat to right, bow and quiver behind, (S.396 [ú200 EF], Cr.432/1, Syd.933, B. Plancia 1). Light surface scratches on obverse, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Gnaeus Plancius, a friend of Cicero, strikes as curule aedile. The type recalls his military service in Crete, under the proconsul Q.Metellus. A better example in Sale 75 lot 1973 realised $540 +15%.
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Estimate $120
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