Details
LOT 3081
L. Furius Brocchus AR Denarius. 63 BC.
Rome mint. Wreathed and draped bust of Ceres to right; wheat-ear behind, barley grain before, III VIR across upper fields, BROCCHI below / Curule chair between fasces; L • FVRI CN • F in two lines above. Crawford 414/1; BMCRR Rome 3896; RSC Furia 23. Good Very Fine. Graffito on obverse. Old cabinet tone.(3.87gr, 20mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Ex David Miller collection, a renowned Hertfordshire collector and numismatist.
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