Auction 1
An exquisite selection of premium coins from ancient to modern times
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Description
Denarius. 56 BC, Rome. 4.00 g. 19.10 mm. 3h
Obv. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right, wearing cruciform earring, necklace of pendants, and her hair collected into a knot at back of head; lituus to left, FAVSTVS downward to right.
Rev. Sulla, togate, seated left on raised seat; on left, Bocchus, king of Mauretania, kneels right, offering an olive branch; to right, Jugurtha, king of Numidia, kneeling left, his hands tied behind him; FELIX above on right.
Crawford 426/1; Sydenham 879; B. Cornelia 59; BMCRR Rome 3824; RBW 1525.
Rare. A very appealing specimen with a wonderful light cabinet tone. Minor weakness on obverse, otherwise perfectly centred. EF.
Ex NAC Auction 45, 2008, Lot 10. From the Barry Feirstein Collection.
Ex Vecchi sale 8, 1997, 196.