Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 3000 Price realized: 210 CHF (Approx. 239 USD / 222 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: L. Lucretius Trio, 74 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.99 g, 6 h), Rome. Laureate head of Neptune to right; behind head, trident and XXXVI. Rev. L•LVCRETI / TRIO Winged Genius riding dolphin to right. Babelon (Lucretia) 3. Crawford 390/2. RBW 1425 var. (different control mark). Sydenham 784. Minor graffito on the obverse, otherwise, very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 2434, 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 |