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Faustus Cornelius Sulla, Son of the Dictator Sulla. Denarius; Faustus Cornelius Sulla, Son of the Dictator Sulla; 56 BC, Rome, Denarius, 3.94g. Cr-426/1, Syd-879 (R4), RSC Cornelia-59. Obv: Bust of Diana r., draped and wearing stephane; above, cresent; behind, lituus; before, FAVSTVS downwards. Rx: Sulla, togate, seated l. on low platform.; on l., Bocchus, king of Mauretania, kneeling r. and offering olive branch to Sulla; on r., Jugurtha, king of Numidia, also kneeling, with long beard and hands tied behind back; on r. FELIX downwards. "The reverse clearly portrays the surrender of Jugurtha to Sulla by Bocchus, as depicted on tablets set up by Bocchus on the Capitol and as engraved on Sulla's signet ring" (Crawford, p. 450). Provenance according to collector's ticket: "Ex Ray Johnson - Irv. Caroll 1965"This is an extremely beautiful example of this unusual type. Highly desirable and scarce. Beautifully toned. EF
($3000)