271, Lot: 396. Estimate $150. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. C. Considius Paetus. 46 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.90 g, 2h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; A behind / Curule chair, garlanded, on which lies wreath. Crawford 465/2a; CRI 77b; Sydenham 991; Considia 2. EF, lustrous, struck from worn dies.
This issue was likely struck to commemorate Caesar’s right to sit in the Senate on a curule chair between the two consuls following his victory at Thapsus.