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LOT 3533

Anonymous AR Denarius. 157-156 BC. Rome mint.

Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Victory driving biga to right, holding reins and goad; ROMA in linear frame below. Crawford 197/1a; BMCRR Italy 428; RSC Anonymous 6. Near Very Fine.(3.74gr, 18mm, 7h.).

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.

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LOT 3533

Anonymous AR Denarius.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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