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LOT 3278
L. Memmius Galeria AR Serrate Denarius. 106 BC. Rome mint.
Laureate bust of Saturn to left; S • (control mark) before, ROMA and harpa behind / Venus driving biga to right; above, Cupid flying to left with laurel wreath, L • MEMMI GAL in two lines in exergue. Crawford 313/1c; BMCRR Rome -; RSC Memmia 2a. Good Very Fine. Old toning with golden iridescence.(3.98gr, 19mm, 5h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
