Live auction - brm_969977 - FABIA Denier

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AU/AU

Estimate :	300 €
Price :	211 €
Maximum bid :	280 €
End of the sale :	14 January 2025 14:19:59
bidders :	6 bidders

Type : Denier

Date: 124 AC.

Mint name / Town : Rome ou Italie

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰

Diameter : 18,5 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,95 g.

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie centrée. Superbe portrait de Rome, bien venu à la frappe. Joli revers. Patine grise avec de légers reflets dorés

Catalogue references :

B.1 (Fabia) - BMC/RR.494 pl. 93/1 (Italy) - CRR.532 (1) - RRC. 273 /1 - RSC.1 - RCV.148 (250$) - MRR.1027 (200€) - CMDRR.697 (300€)

Obverse

Obverse legend : ROMA/ LABEO.

Obverse description : Tête casquée de Rome à droite ; sous le menton, marque de valeur, X.

Obverse translation : “Roma/ Labeo”, (Rome/ Labeo).

Reverse

Reverse legend : Q. FABI À L’EXERGUE.

Reverse description : Jupiter dans un quadrige galopant à droite tenant un foudre de la main droite et un long sceptre de la main gauche ; au-dessous du cartouche, un rostre de navire tourné à gauche.

Reverse translation : “Quintus Fabius”, (Quintus Fabius).

Commentary

Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 300 coins de droit et de 375 coins de revers.
For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of 300 right dies and 375 reverse dies.