| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2985 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: M. Volteius M.f, 78 BC. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 3.72 g, 5 h), Rome. Head of Hercules to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. M VOLTEI•M•F Erymanthian boar to right. Babelon (Volteia) 2. Crawford 385/2. RBW 1415. Sydenham 775. Brushed , otherwise, about very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 2406, 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 |  |
