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Monthly Auction 61210 16 May 2021
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Mn. Fonteius C.f. (ca. 85 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.80 gm, 7h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Rome. MN•FONTEI-C F (MN and NT ligate), laureate head of Apollo-Vejovis right; thunderbolt below neck, ROMA monogram below chin / Winged Cupid seated right on goat; pilei of the Dioscuri above, filleted thunderbolt below; all within wreath. Crawford 353/1a. Sydenham 724. Fonteia 9.
Ex Goldberg, Auction 112 (3 September 2019), lot 1593
The reverse represents the infant Jupiter and the goat Amaltheia from whom he suckled on Mt. Ida - the whole of which was a statue within the Temple of Vejovis in Rome.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 200-400 USD
Mn. Fonteius C.f. (ca. 85 BC). AR denarius (20mm, 3.80 gm, 7h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5. Rome. MN•FONTEI-C F (MN and NT ligate), laureate head of Apollo-Vejovis right; thunderbolt below neck, ROMA monogram below chin / Winged Cupid seated right on goat; pilei of the Dioscuri above, filleted thunderbolt below; all within wreath. Crawford 353/1a. Sydenham 724. Fonteia 9.
Ex Goldberg, Auction 112 (3 September 2019), lot 1593
The reverse represents the infant Jupiter and the goat Amaltheia from whom he suckled on Mt. Ida - the whole of which was a statue within the Temple of Vejovis in Rome.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-republic/ancients-mn-fonteius-cf-ca-85-bc-ar-denarius-20mm-380-gm-7h-ngc-ms-4-5-4-5/a/61210-99024.s?type=CoinArchives61210
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 200-400 USD