Details
LOT 3075
C. Marius C. f. Capito AR Serrate Denarius. 81 BC.
Rome mint. CAPIT • LXXVIII (control numeral) behind, cornucopia beneath chin / Ploughman with yoke of oxen to left; LXXVIII (control numeral) above, C • MARI • C • [F] S • C in two lines in exergue. Crawford 378/1c; RSC Maria 9. Extremely Fine.(3.88gr, 19mm, 9h.).
Provenance
This coin published in Richard Schaefer's Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP), processed clippings, 378-8_od.
From the collection of Z.P., Austria (collector's ticket included).
Ex Numismatica Varesi, Auction 28, 10 November 1998, lot 155.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 96, 5 May 2022, lot 958 (company's tickets included).
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
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