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LOT 3277

Q. Curtius and M. Sergius Silus AR Denarius. 116-115 BC. Rome mint.

Helmeted head of Roma to right; X (mark of value) behind, Q • CVRT upwards before / Jupiter driving galloping quadriga to right, hurling thunderbolt and holding sceptre; lituus above, M SILA (partially ligate) below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 285/2; BMCRR Italy 482 var. (tablet); RSC Curtia 2. Very Fine.(3.80gr, 20mm, 7h.).

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From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.

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LOT 3277

Q. Curtius and M. Sergius Silus AR Denarius.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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