Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 119 | Auction date: 24 April 2024 |
Lot number: 38 Price realized: 260 GBP (Approx. 323 USD / 302 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Geto-Dacian(?) Hybrid Imitation of Republican AR Denarius. Imitating possible prototype of helmeted Mars obverse and Jupiter with quadriga reverse, after circa 124 BC. Head of Mars(?) to left, wearing crested helmet ornamented with plume; [...] KETS around / Jupiter driving galloping quadriga to right, holding reins and sceptre and throwing thunderbolt; unclear legend in exergue. Cf. Crawford 319/1 for possible obv. prototype; cf. Crawford 273/1 for possible rev. prototype; cf. Davis, 'Dacian and Celtic Imitations of Republican Denarii' in The Celator Vol. 18, No. 4 (April, 2004), Class A Group III (Geto-Dacian Hybrids). 3.65g, 18mm, 1h. Very Fine. Estimate: 75 GBP |