The Tom May Collection - Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3480 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) The Tom May Collection - Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $150
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SOLD $260
L. MARCIUS CENSORINUS, (c.82 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.84 grams), obv. Apollo head laureate to right, rev. Satyr Marsyas, standing left, with wine skin on shoulder, behind him a column with figure at top, L.CENSOR before, (S.281, Cr.363/1d, Syd.737, RSC Marcia 24). Attractively toned, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Ex Spink & Son with ticket. The satyr Marsyas challenged the god Apollo to a contest of music. He lost and was flayed alive in a cave for his hubris.
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