Lot 5229
Sale 98 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
Mn. Fonteius C.f., (85 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.94 grams), obv. Vejovis laureate head to right, MN FONTE[I CF] behind, monogram of Roma below chin, thunderbolt below head, rev. infant winged Genius seated on goat, caps of dioscuri above, thyrsus below, all within laurel wreath, (S.271, Cr.353/1c, Syd.724a, RSC Fonteia 9). Slightly off centre on obverse, lightly toned, very fine, scarce.
Ex Charles E. Weber collection and Triton VII auction, lot 1357 (part). With detailed collector’s tickets. In the temple of Vejovis in Rome there was a statue of a goat bearing a winged genius. This coin recalls that mounted child.
- Estimate
- $100
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $70