| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 2996 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: L. Farsuleius Mensor, 76 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.86 g, 6 h), Rome. MENSOR / S•C Diademed and draped bust of Libertas to right; behind, XLVIII above pileus. Rev. L•FARSVLEI Warrior in biga right, holding spear and reins, assists togate figure into biga; below horses, scorpion. Babelon (Farsuleia) 1. Crawford 392/1a. RBW 1430. Sydenham 789. Minor scratches and the obverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 2427, 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 |  |
