Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 5403 Session 16 (9.30am Fri 26 Nov) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $80
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SOLD $60
L. RUBRIUS DOSSENUS, (87 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.720 grams), obv. Jupiter veiled head to right, sceptre and [DOS]SEN behind, rev. triumphal chariot to right with small Victory standing on it, [L] RVBRI in exergue, (S.258 [?60 VF], Cr.348/1, Syd.705). Small flan, off centred obverse, otherwise very fine, scarce.
The type reflects the hope of Victory against C. Marius and his faction.
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