Roman Silver & Bronze
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Lot 2519 Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $180
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SOLD $200
SEXTUS POMPEY, (42-40 B.C.), silver denarius, Sicilian mint, (2.56 grams), obv. the Pharos of Messina, rev. monster Scylla, (S.346 [£375], Cr.511/4c, Syd.1348); another plated (2.66 grams), obv. head of Neptune to right, rev. naval trophy, (S.344 [£400], Cr.511/2a, Syd. 1347); Mark Antony, (42 B.C.), plated denarius, obv. head of Mark Antony to right, rev. head of Sol in temple of two columns, (S.405 [£300], Cr.496/1, Syd. 1168), another, M. Sergius Silus (116-5 B.C.), silver denarius, (3.30 grams), obv. Roma head right, rev. horseman galloping left, (S.224, Cr.286/1, Syd. 534); another plated Republican denarius, Q. Antonius Balbus, (83-2 B.C.), (2.64 grams), obv. Jipiter head right, rev. Victory in quadriga, (S.274, Cr.364/1d, Syd.742b); another plated M. Aurelius Scaurus, (118 B.C.), (3.400 grams), obv. Roma Phrygian helmeted head right, rev. Bituitus in biga to right, SCAVRI below, (S.-, Cr.282/1, Syd. 523). First broken and repaired, otherwise poor - nearly extremely fine, two plated with copper core showing, some rare. (6)
Ex. Baldwin's London, 5 October, 1987.
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