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Electronic Auction 468  20 May 2020
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Lot 227

Estimate: 150 USD
Price realized: 375 USD
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Sex. Pompeius Fostlus. 137 BC. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.79 g, 12h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; capis to left, X (mark of value) below chin / She-wolf standing right, head left, suckling the twins (Remus and Romulus); to left, shepherd Faustulus standing right; in background, birds on fig tree. Crawford 235/1c; Sydenham 461a; Pompeia 1a; RBW 972. Lightly toned, obverse metal flaw, some scratches and marks, light roughness on the reverse. Good VF. Struck on a broad flan.

From the Benito Collection.
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