The Dioscuri Collection. The Roman Republic.
P. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus. Denarius 50, AR 19 mm, 3.97 g. MARCELLINVS Bare head of consul M. Claudius Marcellus r.; behind, trisceles. Rev. MARCELLVS – COS QVINQ The consul carrying trophy in front of tetrastyle temple. Babelon Claudia 11 and Cornelia 69. Sydenham 1147. RBW 1554. Crawford 439/1.
Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue. Struck on a very large flan
and unusually well centred. Good extremely fine
Ex Sternberg XVI 1985, 221; Triton I, 1997, 1201 and NAC 45, 2008, Feirstein, 15 sales. From the Goodman collection.