447, Lot: 419. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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P. Nerva. 113-112 BC. AR Denarius (16.5mm, 3.84 g, 1h). Rome mint. Helmeted bust of Roma left, holding shield and spear; crescent above, mark of value to left / Three citizens voting on
comitium: one voter receives ballot from attendant below, another voter places ballot in cista; [P on tablet above bar]. Crawford 292/1; Sydenham 548; Licinia 7. Toned with some iridescence, bankers’ marks, some scratches, metal flaw on obverse. VF.
From the Rye Collection. Ex Dr. John A. Sawhill/James Madison University Collection (Stack’s, 15 March 1979), lot 344 (part of).