Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 138 18-19 May 2023
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Faustus Cornelius Sulla.
Denarius 56, AR 3.71 g. FAVSTVS Diademed and draped bust of Diana r.; above, crescent and behind, lituus. Rev. FELIX Sulla seated l. between on l., Bocchus king of Mauretania presenting branch, and on r., Jugurta king of Numidia, both kneeling. Babelon Cornelia 59. Sydenham 879. RBW 1525. Crawford 426/1.
Struck on a broad flan and with a lovely iridescent tone. Minor areas of oxidation and
a small metal flaw on reverse, otherwise extremely fine
Purchased from Spink & Sons in December 1988.
Denarius 56, AR 3.71 g. FAVSTVS Diademed and draped bust of Diana r.; above, crescent and behind, lituus. Rev. FELIX Sulla seated l. between on l., Bocchus king of Mauretania presenting branch, and on r., Jugurta king of Numidia, both kneeling. Babelon Cornelia 59. Sydenham 879. RBW 1525. Crawford 426/1.
Struck on a broad flan and with a lovely iridescent tone. Minor areas of oxidation and
a small metal flaw on reverse, otherwise extremely fine
Purchased from Spink & Sons in December 1988.