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LOT 2804
Ancient Roman Republican Coins - Mn Fonteius C f - Cupid AR Denarius 85 B.C.
Rome mint. Obv: laureate head of Apollo right with thunderbolt below and EX A P behind. Rev: Cupid sat on goat right with Dioscuri pileus each side and Bacchus thyrsus below, within wreath. Very fine.(2.98 grams.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.
Literature
Craw. 353/2; Syd. 726; RSC Fonteia 12; Sear 273.
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LOT 2804
Ancient Roman Republican Coins - Mn Fonteius C f - Cupid AR Denarius
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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