The Collection of Roman Republican Coins of a Student and his Mentor Part III
P. Crepusius. Denarius 82, AR 4.02 g. Laureate head of Apollo r., sceptre on far shoulder; behind, [control- letter] and below chin, grasshopper. Rev. Horseman r., brandishing spear; behind, ⊥XXXVI. In exergue, P·CREPVSI. Babelon Crepusia 1. Sydenham 738a. RBW 1368. Crawford 361/1c
Lovely iridescent tone, virtually as struck and almost Fdc
Ex Sotheby's sale 1st December 1976, Eton College, 162.