Roman Silver & Bronze - Republic
Lot 3304 SESSION 12 (11.30AM THURSDAY 2ND APRIL) Roman Silver & Bronze - Republic
Estimate $100
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SOLD $60
L. MARCIUS CENSORINUS, (c.82 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (4.00 g), obv. Apollo head laureate to right, dotted border, rev. Satyr Marsyas, standing left, with wine skin on shoulder, behind him a column surmounted by figure at top, L.CENSOR before, (S.281, Cr.363/1d, Syd.737, RSC Marcia 24). Banker's mark on cheek, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 116 (lot 4446) and from Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 109 (lot 3734).
The satyr Marsyas challenged the god Apollo to a contest of music. He lost and was flayed alive in a cave for his hubris.
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