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LOT 3564
P. Furius Crassipes AR Denarius. 84 BC. Rome mint.
Turreted head of Cybele to right; AED•CVR [and foot upwards] behind / Curule chair inscribed P•FOVRIVS; CRASS[IPES] in exergue. Crawford 356/1a; BMCRR Rome 2604; RSC Furia 20. Very Fine. Iridescent toning.(3.87gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Coincraft.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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