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LOT 3557
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
C. Fabius C. f. Hadrianus AR Denarius. 102 BC. Rome mint.
Turreted and veiled head of Cybele to right, wearing single-drop earring and pearl necklace; EX•A•PV (EX Avctoritate PVblica) upwards to left / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding reins in left hand and goad in right; • over D beneath horses, and stork standing to right; C•FAB[I•C•F] in exergue. Crawford 322/1b; RSC Fabia 14. 3.84gr, 20mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
PROVENANCE:
Ex Michael Trenerry (Y6) (seller's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
FOOTNOTES:
'Ex Avctoritate Pvblica' means that the silver or gold money so inscribed had been struck by public authority.
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