Details
LOT 3568
C. Poblicius Q. f. AR Serrate Denarius. 80 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted and draped bust of Roma to right; C (control letter) above, ROMA downwards behind / Hercules standing to left, strangling the Nemean lion; club at feet, bow and arrows in bow-case to lower left, C (control letter) on upper left, C•POBLICI•Q•F upwards on right. Crawford 380/1; BMCRR Rome 2898; Sydenham 768; RSC Poblicia 9 corr. (reverse legend). Very Fine.(3.84gr, 20mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex Michael Trenerry (C7) (seller's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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