Roman Republican Coinage
L. Manlius Torquatus. Denarius 65, AR 3.85 g. Ivy-wreathed head of Sybil r.; below neck truncation, [SIBYLLA]. Rev. L·TORQVAT / III·VIR Tripod on which stands amphora flanked by two stars. All within torque. Babelon Manlia 12. Sydenham 835a. RBW 1490. Crawford 411/1b.
Rare. An exquisite portrait, minor areas of porosity and
encrustations, otherwise extremely fine
Ex Triton sale VIII, 2005, 904.