408, Lot: 409. Estimate $150. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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C. Cato. 123 BC. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.94 g, 9h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) to left / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins and whip. Crawford 274/1; Sydenham 417; Porcia 1; Type as RBW 1096. Good VF, toned, a few minor deposits.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection, purchased from Giuseppe Goduto (Netherlands), 2016.
This is a scarcer type than generally realized. [Andrew McCabe]