Lot 2476

Description

A. Licinius Nerva, (c.47 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.69 grams), obv. Fides laureate head to right, FIDES before, NERVA behind, rev. horseman galloping right dragging captive by the hair, III VIR above, A. LICINIVS below, (S.-, Cr.454/1, Syd.954, B.Licinia 24 [£90]). Off centred, but with attractive dark grey patina, nearly extremely fine/good very fine and rare.

Ex. Dr. John Sawhill Collection and James Madison University Collection, Stack's New York, March 15, 1979 (lot 509) and Dolphin Coins, London, November 16, 1986. 66 obverse dies used by this moneyer as indicated by Crawford.