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Auction: 24125 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 39: Ancient Coins, featuring the Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii - e-Auction
Lot: 1355

Roman Republic, a Selection of Later Republican Denarii (6): i) Lucius Titurius L. f. Sabinus, struck 89 BC, SABIN A PV, head of King Tatius right, rev. abduction of the Sabine women: two Roman soldiers, facing one another, each carrying off a Sabine woman in his arms, L TITVRI in exergue, 3.92g (Crawford 344/1c), good fine to very fine; ii) Lucius Julius Bursio, struck 85 BC, laureate, winged and draped bust of Genius or Apollo Vejovis right, trident and double-headed ax behind, rev. Victory driving quadriga right, L IVLI BVRSIO in exergue, 3.67g (Crawford 352/1a; Sydenham 728), struck on broad flan, very fine; iii) Quintus Antonius Balbus, Denarius AR Denarius Serratus, struck c. 83-82 BC, laureate head of Jupiter right, SC behind, rev. Victory driving galloping quadriga right, holding reins and palm branch in her left hand, wreath in her right, 3.67g (Crawford 364/1d; Sydenham 742), smoothed portrait, otherwise near extremely fine; iv) Lucius Marcius Censorinus, struck 82 BC, laureate head of Apollo right, rev. L. CENSOR, Satyr Marsyas walking left, raising right hand, bag in left hand over left shoulder, column bearing statue to right, 3.59g (Crawford 363/1d; Sydenham 737), good fine to very fine; v) Lucius Procilius, struck 80 BC, laureate head of Jupiter right, S.C behind, rev L PROCILI/F, Juno Sospita, clad in goatskin, advancing right, brandishing javelin and shield, 3.59g (Crawford 379/1; Sydenham 771), near very fine; vi) L. Cassius Longinus, struck 63 BC, veiled and draped bust of Vest left, S below chin, kylix behind, rev. LONGIN III V, voter, standing left, dropping tablet inscribed V into cista, 3.86g (Crawford 413/1; Sydenham 935; RBW 1493), struck from worn dies, still toned and very fine; (6)

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