Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 143 7 May 2024
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The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
Didrachm, Neapolis (?) after 276, AR 20 mm, 6.97 g. Head of Hercules r., hair bound with ribbon, with club and lion's skin over shoulder. Rev. She-wolf r., suckling twins; in exergue, ROMANO. Sydenham 6. Crawford 20/1. RBW 23. Historia Numorum Italy 287.
Rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, undoubtedly among the finest specimens
known. Light iridescent tone, almost invisible traces of overstriking
on reverse, otherwise extremely fine
Ex NAC sale 78, 2014, 520.
Didrachm, Neapolis (?) after 276, AR 20 mm, 6.97 g. Head of Hercules r., hair bound with ribbon, with club and lion's skin over shoulder. Rev. She-wolf r., suckling twins; in exergue, ROMANO. Sydenham 6. Crawford 20/1. RBW 23. Historia Numorum Italy 287.
Rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, undoubtedly among the finest specimens
known. Light iridescent tone, almost invisible traces of overstriking
on reverse, otherwise extremely fine
Ex NAC sale 78, 2014, 520.