Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3551 Session 12 (11.30am Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $350
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $250
P. FONTEIUS P.F. Capito, (c.55 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, 4.082 grams), obv. Mars helmeted draped bust to right, trophy behind, P. FONTEIVS. P.F. CAPITO III. VIR around, rev. warrior on horseback thrusting spear at Gaul, slaying a third soldier, MN. FONT. TR. MIL, around above, (S.392 [£200 EF], Cr.429/1, Syd.900, B.Fonteia 17). Good very fine and rare.
With US Dealer's ticket. 60 obverse dies used for this coinage as calculated by Crawford.
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