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LOT 3574
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
M. Plaetorius M. f. Cestianus AR Denarius. 67 BC. Rome mint.
Bust of 'Vacuna' to right, wearing wreathed and crested helmet, bow and quiver on shoulder; cornucopia beneath chin, CESTIANVS behind, S•C before / Eagle standing to right on thunderbolt, head to left; M•PLAE-TORIVS M•F•AED•CVR around. Crawford 409/1; BMCRR Rome 3596; RSC Plaetoria 4. 3.87gr, 19mm, 5h.
Very Fine. Light toning with hints of blue-gold iridescence.
PROVENANCE:
Ex Spink.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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AUCTIONS:
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