Details
LOT 3065
Ti. Minucius C.f. Augurinus AR Denarius. 134 BC.
Rome mint. Head of Roma to right, wearing winged helmet; behind, star (mark of value) / TI MINVCI C • F AVGVRINI, spiral column with grain-ears at base; above RO-MA; to left, togate figure standing to right, holding uncertain object (loaves?) with both hands and placing left foot on prow; to right, togate figure standing to left, holding lituus in right hand. Crawford 243/1; RBW 1002; Sydenham 494; Minucia 9. Very Fine. Pleasing golden iridescence on obverse.(3.72gr, 20mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Michael Trenerry, Truro, UK, 1980s.
Private North Country, UK, collection (collector's ticket included).
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
