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Triton XVIII Sessions 1 & 2  6 January 2015
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Lot 939

Estimate: 1000 USD
Price realized: 1300 USD
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The Pompeians. L. Cornelius Lentulus and C. Claudius Marcellus. April-June 49 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.97 g, 3h). Military mint in the East. Triskeles, with winged head of Medusa facing at center; ear of grain between each leg / Jupiter standing facing, head right, holding thunderbolt in right hand and eagle in left; harpa to right; LE(NT) (MAR) upward to left, COS upward to right. Crawford 445/1a; CRI 4; Sydenham 1029a; Kestner 3528; BMCRR Sicily 3-4; RBW 1561; Cornelia 64; CNR Cornelia 96. Near EF, gray and iridescent toning, a shallow edge test cut. Well struck on triskeles. Rare as such.

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