Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 29Auction date: 24 February 2024
Lot number: 1561

Price realized: 95 CHF   (Approx. 108 USD / 100 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


Man. Acilius Balbus, 125 BC. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.61 g, 9 h), Rome. BALBVS ROMA Head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet and pearl necklace; below chin, star (mark of value); all within laurel wreath. Rev. Jupiter in quadriga, hurling thunderbolt with his right hand and holding scepter and reins in his left; below horses, Macedonian shield. Babelon (Acilia 1) 19. Crawford 271/1. RBW 1089. Sydenham 498. Nicely toned. Slightly rough and with some nicks, otherwise, very fine.


From the collection of a Swiss scholar and previously from an old Swiss collection, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.

Starting price: 25 CHF