Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 2951 Price realized: 65 CHF (Approx. 74 USD / 69 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Q. Antonius Balbus, 83-82 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.84 g, 5 h), Rome. Laureate head of Jupiter to right; behind, S•C. Rev. QANTO BALB / PR Victory in fast quadriga to right, holding wreath in her right hand and palm and reins in her left; below the horses, T. Babelon (Antonia) 1. Crawford 364/1d. RBW 1374. Sydenham 742. Minor marks, otherwise, very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 2349, from the Red Ox Collection, the collection of the Czech musician Adolf Picek (circa 1885-1978), and formerly in the possession of an Italian banker, whose life was saved by Mr. Picek in the Battles of the Piave River on the Italian Front in 1917-1918 and who presented his savior with 'four socks of old coins' in reward. Starting price: 25 CHF |