Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 132 30-31 May 2022
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L. Mescinius Rufus. Denarius circa 16 BC, AR 3.76 g. Laureate head r. Rev. L MESCINI – VS RVFVS Mars, helmeted and cloaked, holding spear and parazonium, standing l. on pedestal inscribed S P Q R / V PR RE / CAES. C 463. BMC 86. RIC 351. CBN 331.
Wonderful old cabinet tone and extremely fine
Ex Hirsch XX, 1907, Hoskier, 515; Glendining & Co. 9 March 1931, 259; Leu 53, 1991, 194; Spink Numismatic Circular 8 April 1992 and Nomisma 63, 2021, 222 sales.
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L. Mescinius Rufus. Denarius circa 16 BC, AR 3.76 g. Laureate head r. Rev. L MESCINI – VS RVFVS Mars, helmeted and cloaked, holding spear and parazonium, standing l. on pedestal inscribed S P Q R / V PR RE / CAES. C 463. BMC 86. RIC 351. CBN 331.
Wonderful old cabinet tone and extremely fine
Ex Hirsch XX, 1907, Hoskier, 515; Glendining & Co. 9 March 1931, 259; Leu 53, 1991, 194; Spink Numismatic Circular 8 April 1992 and Nomisma 63, 2021, 222 sales.
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