Watch List notes:

L. Volteius L.f. Strabo, 81 BC. Denarius (Silver, 20mm, 3.86 g 6), Rome. Laureate head of Jupiter to right; behind, A. Rev. L VOL L F STRAB Europa seated on bull rushing to left; behind, winged thunderbolt; below, ivy-leaf. Babelon (Volteia) 6. Crawford 377/1. Sydenham 743. A finely toned piece with a fascinating reverse. Good very fine.


From the JD collection, Numismatica Ars Classica 78, 26 May 2014, 440 and from the collection of L. Benz, Lanz 88, 23 November 1998, 732.