Roman Silver & Bronze
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Lot 2054 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $120
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SOLD $80
L. POMPONIUS MOLO, (c.97 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.438 grams), obv. Apollo laureate head to right, L.POMPON Q.F. behind, [MOL]O before, rev. Nuna Pompilius standing to right before altar about to sacrifice a goat held by youth, [NVNA] POMPIL ligated in exergue, (S.214, Cr.334/1, Syd.607); another C.allius Bala, (c.92 B.C.), silver denarius, (2.752 grams), obv. Diana head to right, BALA behind, rev. Diana in biga to right, (S.211, Cr.336/1b, Syd.595); Anonymous issue plated denarius, (c.199-176 B.C.), (3.192 grams), obv. Roma helmeted head right, x behind, rev. Dioscuri to right, MAT(?) monogram below, ROMA in exergue, (S.68, Cr.162/2b, Syd. 320). Very good - fine. (3)
Only 30 obverse dies were used by the magistrate L. omponius Molo on his coinage according to Crawford.
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