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LOT 3519
M. Marcius Mn. F. AR Denarius. 134 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted head of Roma to right; modius behind, mark of value beneath chin / Victory driving biga to right, holding whip and reins; M MARC RO-MA (MAR ligate) in two lines divided by two stalks of grain below. Crawford 245/1; Sydenham 500. Near Very Fine. Banker's mark on cheek.(3.66gr, 19mm, 2h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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