Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 83 20 May 2015
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Mn. Fonteius. Denarius 85, AR 4.21 g. MN·FONTEI – C·F Laureate head of Apollo r.; below, thunderbolt. Rev. Cupid on goat r.; above, pileii. In exergue, thyrsus. Babelon Fonteia 10. Sydenham 724a. RBW 1351. Crawford 353/1c.
Struck on a very broad flan and with a lovely iridescent tone. Almost invisible
nick on obverse field at three o'clock, otherwise extremely fine
Privately purchased in November 1965.