Freeman & Sear - Mail Bid Sale 12



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                        Lot: 289

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                        ROMAN REPUBLIC: L. Atilius Nomentanus. Ca. 141 BC. AR 
                        denarius (3.75 gm).

                        Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet with griffin 
                        crest, mark of value XVI behind / Victory in biga right, 
                        L. ATILI (AT in monogram) below, NOM in exergue. Cr. 
                        225/1. Syd. 444. RSC Atilia 16. RCTV 101. Extremely 
                        rare. Very fine/about very fine 

                        This is the first Roman Republican issue on which the 
                        name ROMA does not appear. The substitution of the 
                        moneyer's cognomen for the name ROMA is, in Crawford's 
                        words, "astonishing" and "unexplained." 
                        Estimated Value: $ 750 


 ... Sold for $990 [ approx 811.8 EUR, 554.4 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 


From the Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 12, Closed October 28, 2005.

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear, www.freemanandsear.com