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NYINC Signature Sale 3045 12-13 January 2016
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Sex. Pompeius Fostlus (137 BC). AR denarius (3.96 gm). Head of Roma right / She-wolf standing right, head reverted, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; behind, shepherd Faustulus standing right; in background, birds on fig tree. Crawford 235/1c. Sydenham 461. Pompeia 1a. A near-perfect example of this interesting type, relating the foundational myth of Rome. NGC MS 4/5 - 5/5.
Estimate: 500-700 USD
Sex. Pompeius Fostlus (137 BC). AR denarius (3.96 gm). Head of Roma right / She-wolf standing right, head reverted, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; behind, shepherd Faustulus standing right; in background, birds on fig tree. Crawford 235/1c. Sydenham 461. Pompeia 1a. A near-perfect example of this interesting type, relating the foundational myth of Rome. NGC MS 4/5 - 5/5.
Estimate: 500-700 USD