Live auction - brm_530753 - POSTUMIA Denier

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Estimate :	400 €
Price :	210 €
Maximum bid :	300 €
End of the sale :	04 June 2019 14:46:05
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : Denier

Date: 74 AC.

Mint name / Town : Roma

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰

Diameter : 18 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 3,87 g.

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire parfaitement centré des deux côtés. Joli droit et beau revers. Patine grise

Catalogue references :

BMC/RR.9 (Postumia) - BMC/RR.3238 - CRR.785 - RRC.394 /1a - RSC.9 - RCV.330 (296$) - CMDRR.1073 (400€) - MRR.1296 (250€)

Predigree :

Exemplaire provenant de la collection Robert Couet

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Obverse description : Buste de Diane à droite, les cheveux retenus par un petit chignon tiré en arrière ; le carquois sur l'épaule.

Reverse

Reverse legend : C. POSTVMI// (TA).

Reverse description : Chien (lévrier) courant à droite ; au-dessous, une lance.

Reverse translation : “Caius Postumius”, (Caius Postumius).

Commentary

Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 192 coins de droit et de 213 coins de revers pour deux variétés. L’exemplaire de MONNAIES 52, n° 275 s’est vendu 381€ avec trois offres.
For this type, Mr. Crawford noted an estimate of 192 obverse dies and 213 reverse dies for two varieties. The copy from COINS 52, No. 275 sold for €381 with three bids.