Details
LOT 3576
C. Allius Bala AR Denarius. 92 BC. Rome mint.
Diademed female head to right; BALA behind, L (control letter) before / Diana in biga of stags to right, with quiver over shoulder, holding sceptre, reins and torch; grain ear beneath horses, C•ALLI in exergue, all within laurel wreath. Crawford 336/1c; RBW -; Sydenham 595; BMCRR -; RSC Allia 4. Very Fine. Rare.(3.90gr, 16mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Coincraft (R12196).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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