Details
LOT 3067
M. Cipius AR Denarius. 115-114 BC.
Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma to right; M • CIPI • M • F before, X (mark of value) behind / Victory driving galloping biga to right, holding reins and palm branch; rudder below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 289/1; BMCRR Italy 522-3; RSC Cipia 1. Very Fine. Porous surfaces.(3.87gr, 17mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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