Watch List notes:

Q. Thermus M.f, 103 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.90 g, 12 h), Rome. Helmeted head of Mars to left. Rev. Q•THERM•M F Two warriors fighting, each armed with sword and shield; the one on the left protects a fallen comrade, the other wears horned helmet. Babelon (Minucia) 19. Crawford 319/1. RBW 1174. Sydenham 592. A lustrous and beautifully toned example. Good extremely fine.


From the collection of Yves Gunzenreiner and from a Swiss private collection kept in a bank safe in Lugano since the early 1980s.