| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2954 Price realized: 85 CHF (Approx. 97 USD / 90 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Pub. Crepusius, 82 BC. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 3.60 g, 11 h), Rome. Laureate head of Apollo to right; behind, scepter and D; before, poppy head with stalk. Rev. P•CREPVSI / CLVIII Horseman galloping right, hurling spear. Babelon (Crepusia) 1. Crawford 361/1c. RBW 1369 var. (differing controls). Sydenham 738a. The reverse struck somewhat off center, otherwise, very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 2352, 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 |  |
