Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals | M&M Numismatics Ltd > Auction 60Auction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 248

Price realized: 2,800 USD   (Approx. 2,565 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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L. Plautius Plancus. Silver Denarius (3.86 g), 47 BC
Rome. L PLAVTIVS below, Mask of Medusa with disheveled hair facing, coiled serpent at either side of face. Reverse: PLANCVS below, Aurora flying right, head slightly left, holding reins and conducting the four horses of the sun. Crawford 453/1b; HCRI 29; Sydenham 959a; Plautia 15a; FFC 1003 (this coin illus.). A truly wonderful example with a sharp, clear strike, and pleasing light toning. NGC grade AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Ex CNG 121 (8 October 2022), 748; Roma XVII (28 March 2019), 679; Alba Longa Collection; Marian Sinton Collection (Triton III, 30 November 1999), 936

Estimate: 2500 USD