Details
LOT 3554
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus AR Denarius. 104 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted bust of Roma to left / Saturn driving quadriga to right, holding reins and harpa; H• (control mark) above, L SATVRN in exergue. Crawford 317/3a; cf. BMCRR Rome 1506. Good Very Fine.(3.89gr, 20mm, 10h.).
Provenance
Ex Coincraft.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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