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Details
LOT 3051
Cn. Carbo AR Denarius. 121 BC.
Rome mint. Head of Roma, wearing winged helmet to right; Ӿ (mark of value) behind / Jupiter in quadriga to right, holding reins and sceptre with right hand and hurling thunderbolt with left; CARB below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 279/1; BMCRR Italy 449; RSC Papiria 7. Very Fine.(3.81gr, 20mm, 8h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, collector;
Collector's ticket included.
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