Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 114 | Auction date: 23 November 2023 |
Lot number: 11 Price realized: 360 GBP (Approx. 449 USD / 413 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Geto-Dacian(?) Imitation of Republican AR Denarius. Possibly imitating the type of P. Crepusius. After 79 BC. Diademed bust of Apollo to left; sceptre and T (control letter) behind, garbled legend before / Horseman to right, brandishing spear; control number and eagle(?) above, soldier(?) standing to left, holding standard before, tongs to right, garbled legend in exergue. Cf. Crawford 361/1c for possible prototype; cf. Davis, 'Dacian and Celtic Imitations of Republican Denarii' in The Celator Vol. 18, No. 4 (April, 2004). 3.37g, 18mm, 9h. Very Fine. A highly creative imitation of Republican types. Estimate: 50 GBP |