Lot 4854

Description

Cn. Blasio Cn.f. (112-111 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.748 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, symbol between, (S.173 [Å“80 VF], Cr.296/1, Syd.561a, RSC Cornelia 19); Cn. Lentulus Clodianus, (88 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.822 grams), obv. Mars helmeted bust right, seen from behind, rev. Victory in biga to right, CN LENTV[L] in exergue, (S.254, Cr.345/1, Syd.702, RSC Cornelia 50). First with dark uneven tone, both nearly very fine. (2)