Faustus Cornelius Sulla. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.97 g, 8h). Rome mint. EF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 505. Estimated: $ 2 000

Roman Republican, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 2 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Faustus Cornelius Sulla. 56 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.97 g, 8h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right; crescent above, lituus to left / Sulla seated left on raised seat; to left, Bocchus, king of Mauretania, kneels, offering an olive branch; to right, Jugurtha, king of Numidia, also kneeling, his hands tied behind him. Crawford 426/1; Sydenham 879; Cornelia 59; RBW 1525; CNR Cornelia 77/8 (this coin). Old collection toning with some iridescence, hairlines, light scratch on obverse, reverse slightly off center. EF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 112 (11 September 2019), lot 532; Numismatica Ars Classica 114 (6 May 2019), lot 460; Münzen und Medaillen AG XXVIII (19 June 1964), lot 218.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 19 September at 2 PM ET.

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