Watch List notes:

The Roman Republic

C. Numitorius C.f. Lem. Denarius 133, AR 3.20 g. Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, ROMA and below chin, X. Rev. Victory in prancing quadriga r., holding wreath and reins; in exergue, C·NVMITOR[I]. Babelon Numitoria 1 var. Sydenham 466 var. RBW –. Crawford 246/1 var.
An apparently unrecorded variety (X instead of *) of an extremely rare type.
Old cabinet tone and good very fine / very fine
Ex Sotheby's 20 July 1983, 108 and NAC 73, 2013, Student and his Mentor part II, 67 sales. From the Duke of Northumberland collection.
The authenticity of this coin has been debated after the sale of the auction 73 and the coin has been subsequentelly submitted to the IBSCC to establish its authenticity. There had been dissent among the members of this committee for quite some time until it was decided that the only way to reach a conclusion was to clean the coin and strip the patina. Once this work was professionally performed, it was quite evident that the coin was indeed struck and genuine. It is therefore a unique and important variety of this extremely rare issue.