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Auction: 23006 - The Official COINEX Auction at Spink
Lot: 14

Roman Republic, C. Marius C. f. Capito, AR Denarius Serratus, 81 BC, Rome, CAPIT CVII, bust of Ceres right, wearing wreath of poppy seeds, moneyer's hammer beneath chin, rev. two oxen being driven left, CVII above, C. MARI C. F. S. C. in two lines in exergue, [Median Spink XRF: ~ 99.27% Ag; ~ 0.3915% Au; ~ 0.166% Cu; ~ 0.171% Pb], 3.639g [56.16grns], 4h (BMC 2855; RRC 378/1c; Sydenham 744b), lightly toned, about very fine

Spink XRF Analysis (Conducted 4 September 2023, Olympus VANTA Series L, from which the median reading is calculated):


Reading 1 (Obverse), 10 seconds:

Ag - 99.32 (+/- 0.13)

Au - 0.341 (+/- 0.075)

Cu - 0.173 (+/- 0.097)

Pb - 0.164 (+/- 0.050)




Reading 2 (Reverse), 10 seconds:

Ag - 99.22 (+/- 0.14)

Au - 0.442 (+/- 0.085)

Cu - 0.159 (+/- 0.053)

Pb - 0.178 (+/- 0.099)





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