Roman Republic Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4462 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 25 November) Terry Naughton Collec Roman Republic Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $250
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SOLD $150
L. MEMMIUS, (109-108 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.98 g), obv. male head to right, with oak wreath, * below chin, rev. Dioscuri standing facing between their horses, each holding spear, L.MEMMI in exergue, (S.181, Cr.304/1, Syd.558, Memmia 1). Bright, extremely fine and very scarce.
Ex Noble Numismatics stock April 15, 2014.
This type may refer to the legend of the Athenian king Menestheus who drove Theseus from Athens with the help of the Dioscuri.
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