Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 5154 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $120
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SOLD $180
CN. LENTULUS CLODIANUS, (88 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.85 grams), obv. Mars helmeted bust right, seen from behind, rev. Victory in biga to right, CN LENTVL in exergue, (S.254, Cr.345/1, Syd.702, RSC Cornelia 50). Very fine.
It is likely that this piece commemorates the victories of M. Claudius M.f. M.n. Marcellus over Hannibal in the second Punic War with the capture of Syracuse in 212 B.C.
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