Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 4713 Session 16 (9.30am Saturday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $140
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M. PLAETORIUS M.F. Cestianus, (67 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.508 grams), obv. Cybele turreted bust to right, forepart of lion behind shoulder, globe under chin, CESTIANVS behind, rev. M. PLAETORIVS AED CVR EX S.C., curule chair facing, club on left, (S.350 Cr.409/2, Syd.808, B.Plaetoria 3); L. Roscius Fabatus, (64 B.C.), Rome mint, (3.774 grams), obv. head of Juno Sospita clad in goat skin to right, symbol behind, rev. maiden feedin snake erect before her FABATI in exergue, (S.363, Cr.412/1, Syd. 915). Toned, both with banker's marks on obverse, otherwise fine - very fine and both scarce. (2)
Ex. Buckland Dix & Webb London, October 6, 1993 (lot 104 part). 49 obverse dies utilised for this type according to calculations by Crawford.
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