| Spink > Auction 24121 | Auction date: 9 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 163 Price realized: 250 GBP (Approx. 316 USD / 291 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Roman Republic, a Selection of Denarii (6): L. Julius Bursio, 85 BC, male head right, with attributes of Apollo, Mercury and Neptune, bow and arrow (control symbol) behind, rev. Victory driving quadriga right, holding reins and wreath, L•IVLI•BVRSIO in exergue, 3.97g (Crawford 352/1a), good fine; ii) C. f. Licinius L. f. Macer, 84 BC, Apollo with thunderbolt in right hand, seen from behind, rev. Minerva riding quadriga right, holding shield and spear, C LICINIVS L F MACER, within dotted border, 3.99g (Crawford 354/1), toned, good fine to very fine; iii) Mn. Fonteius C. f., 85 BC, MN • FONTEI C • F, laureate head of Apollo right, thunderbolt below, monogram to lower right, rev. Cupid on goat right, pilei above, filleted thyrsus below, all within laurel wreath, 3.77g (Crawford 353/1a; RSC Fonteia 9), worn flan, granular surfaces, residual lustre, good to fine; iv) C. Marius C.f. Capito, AR Denarius Serratus, 81 BC, draped bust of Ceres, wearing wreath of grain ears, VIIII at end of legend, rev. husbandman with yoke of oxen plowing left, VIIII above, 3.93g (Crawford 378/1a; Sydenham 744), cleaned, fine; v) L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, 90 BC, laureate head of Apollo right, XXXXXVIIII behind, rev. naked horseman galloping right carrying long palm, CIIII above, L•PISO FRVGI and ROMA monogram below, 3.90g (Crawford 340/1), harshly cleaned but well struck, fine; vi) M. Fannius C.f. 123 BC, head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, ROMA behind, X before, rev. Victory driving quadriga right, holding reins and wreath, M • FAN • C • F (partially ligate) in exergue, 3.92g (Crawford 275/1), fine (6).. Estimate: £200 - £300 |  |
