Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 2289 Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $60
M. PORCIUS LAECA, (c.125 B.C.), silver denarii, Rome mint, (3.53 grams), obv. Roma helmeted head right, * below chin, LAECA behind, rev. Libertas in quadriga to right, crowned by Victory, M.PORC below, ROMA in exergue; another similar (3.62 grams) with bankers marks on the obverse; another similar but plated, (2.58 grams), another similar Q. Minucius Rufus, (c.122 B.C.), silver denarius (3.90 grams), obv. Roma helmeted head to right, X below chin, [R]VF behind, rev. Dioscuri to right, Q. MINV below, ROMA in exergue, (S.218, 220, Cr.270/1 (2), (270/1a), 277/1, Syd.513, 421). The plated coin with large loss of obverse surface, otherwise fine - very fine. (4)
Ex. Munz Zentrum, Cologne, June 3, 1991 (lot 809 part for the last coin); Glendining's London, October 5, 1987 (lot 214 part for second coin), Baldwin's London, October 5, 1987 (for the other two coins).
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Estimate $150
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