The Tom May Collection - Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
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Lot 3477 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) The Tom May Collection - Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $80
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $70
MN. FONTEIUS C.F., (85 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.11 gm), obv. Vejovis laureate head to right, MN FONTE[I CF] behind, monogram of Roma below chin, thunderbolt below head, rev. infant winged Genius seated on goat, caps of dioscuri above, thyrsus below, all within laurel wreath, (S.271, Cr.353/1c, Syd.724a, RSC Fonteia 9). Slight pitting, otherwise very fine, scarce.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 96 (lot 5157). In the temple of Vejovis in Rome there was a statue of a goat bearing a winged genius. This coin recalls that mounted child.
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