432, Lot: 241. Estimate $200. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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L. Thorius Balbus. 105 BC. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.88 g, 5h). Rome mint. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat-skin headdress; I • S • M • R downward to left / Bull charging right; P above, L • THORIVS below bull, BALBVS in exergue. Crawford 316/1; Sydenham 598; Thoria 1; RBW 1168 var. (rev. control letter). Near EF, toned with some iridescence.
From the Andrew McCabe Collection. Ex Roma VI (29 September 2013), lot 743; Classical Numismatic Group 88 (14 September 2011), lot 1145.