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LOT 3068

Mn. Fonteius AR Denarius. 108-107 BC.

Rome mint. Laureate and jugate heads of the Dioscuri to right; XVI monogram (mark of value) before / Galley to right; MN • FONTEI (MN and NTE ligate) above, D below. Crawford 307/1b; RSC Fonteia 7. Very Fine. Lightly toned.(3.77gr, 20mm, 3h.).

Provenance

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 97, 26 May 2022, lot 851 (company's ticket included).
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.

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LOT 3068

Mn. Fonteius AR Denarius.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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