Details
LOT 3536
C. Renius AR Denarius. 138 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind / Juno Caprotina driving biga of goats to right; C•REN[I] below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 231/1; BMCRR Rome 885; RSC Renia 1. Good Very Fine.(3.65gr, 17mm, 8h.).
Provenance
Ex Coincraft (R11233).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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