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E-auction 281-201831 - brm_474864 - ANTESTIA Denier

ANTESTIA Denier AU/XF
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Estimate : 150 €
Price : 115 €
Maximum bid : 175 €
End of the sale : 03 September 2018 14:17:30
bidders : 7 bidders
Type : Denier
Date: 136 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 3,91 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et ovale bien centré des deux côtés avec les grènetis visibles. Belle tête de Rome. Frappe un peu molle au revers. Jolie patine de collection ancienne

Obverse


Obverse legend : GRAG.
Obverse description : Tête de Rome à droite, coiffée du casque ailé ; sous le menton, marque (XVI) .
Obverse translation : “Gragulus”, (Gragulus).

Reverse


Reverse legend : ROMA À L'EXERGUE ; L. (ANTE)S EN MONOGRAMME SOUS LE QUADRIGE.
Reverse description : Jupiter dans un quadrige galopant à droite, tenant un sceptre long et les rênes de la main gauche et brandissant un foudre de la main droite.
Reverse translation : “Lucius Antestius// Roma”, (Lucius Antestius// Rome).

Commentary


Grande tête et légende large au revers. Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 253 coins de droit et de 316 coins de revers.

Historical background


ANTESTIA

(136 BC)

The Antestia gens is a family of plebeian origin. She became a patrician after her elevation by Octavian in 29 AC In 136 AC, Lucius Antestius Gragulus was triumvir monetalis..

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