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LOT 2887
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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C. Allius Bala AR Denarius. 92 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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Pub. Sulla AE As. 151 BC. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Laureate head of bearded Janus; I (mark of value) above / Prow of galley to right, female head decorating prow-stem; P • SVLA above; I (mark of value) to right; [R]OMA below. Crawford 205/2; Sydenham 387; RBW 880. 25gr, 32mm, 6h.
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