174, Lot: 183. Estimate $200. Sold for $740. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Mn. Fonteius C.f. 85 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 4.13 g). Laureate head of Vejovis right; thunderbolt below neck, C.F below chin / Infant Genius, winged, seated on goat right; caps of the Dioscuri to either side, thyrsus below, all within laurel-wreath. Crawford 353/1d; Sydenham 724b; Fonteia 11. EF, attractively toned, some striking weakness.