279, Lot: 352. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Cn. Egnatius Cn.f. Cn.n. Maxsumus. 76 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.79 g, 6h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Libertas right; pileus behind / Roma, holding staff and sword, foot on wolf's head, and Venus, holding staff, standing facing; Cupid alighting on the shoulder of Venus; rudder standing on prow on either side; O to left. Crawford 391/3; Sydenham 787; Egnatia 2. Fine, toned, porous surfaces, scrape across bust of Libertas.
From the Bruce R. Brace Collection.