Watch List notes:

L. Thorius Balbus, 105 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 4.05 g, 6 h), Rome. I•S•M•R Head of Juno Sospita to right, wearing goat-skin headdress. Rev. L•THORIVS / BALBVS Bull charging to right; above, K. Babelon (Thoria) 1. Crawford 316/1. RBW 1168 var. (differing control). Sydenham 598. Nicely toned. Light marks, otherwise, very fine.


From the J. M. A. L. Collection, formed between 1970 and 2000, Chaponnière & Firmenich 13, 16 May 2021, 236 (with collector's ticket) and ex Schweizerische Kreditanstalt Bern FPL 21, December 1976, 141.