eAuction #8 - beendet




Los 76. S. Pompeius Fostlus AR Denarius, 137 BC

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Superb Fostlus Denarius
S. Pompeius Fostlus AR Denarius, 137 BC

Verbleibende Zeit:
Beendet (Sonntag, 16. September, 19:38:00 CEST)
Aktuelle Zeit: Montag, 25. November, 16:35:09 CET

Erzielter Preis: CHF 320.00 (6 Gebote)
Ungefähr EUR 343.54 / USD 359.02 / GBP 285.58

Höchstbieter: Bieter 2

eAuction #8, Los 76. Schätzpreis: CHF 300.00

Sextus Pompeius Fostlus. AR Denarius (18-19 mm, 3.90 g), Roma (Rome), c. 137 BC.
Obv. Helmeted head of Roma right, X before and jug behind.
Rev. FOSTLVS SEX PO, she-wolf standing right, head left, suckling twins (Romulus and Remus); behind, birds on fig tree; to left, shepherd standing right.
Crawford 235/1c.

Beautiful iridescent toning. Superb extremely fine.

The reverse alludes to the families descent from Faustulus, the shepherd who discovered Remus and Romulus being suckled by the she-wolf on the Palatine Hill and afterwards raised the twins with his wife.




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