Lot 1853

Description

Cn. Blasio Cn.f. (112-111 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.86 grams), obv. Scipio Africanus the Elder or Blasio, helmeted head to right, * above, CN.BL[ASIO.CN.F] below and before, branch behind, rev. Jupiter standing between Juno and Minerva, ROMA in exergue, AB monogram in right field, (S.173 [£80 VF], Cr.296/1c, Syd.561c). Weak in places otherwise, nearly very fine and scarce.