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GENS QUINCTIA / T. Quinctius
- Obverse: Laureate bust of Hercules left, seen from behind, wearing lion’s skin, with club over shoulder.
- Reverse: Two horses galloping left, a desultor riding the nearest one; • I above; TI Q below horses divided by rat to right; D • S • S incuse on tablet in exergue.
- Type: Denar
- State: EF
- Weight: 3,92 gr.
- Date: 112 BC
- Mint: Roma
- Diameter: 18 mm.
- Die axis: 8 hs
- Crawford: 297/1
- Other Ref: Bab. Quinctia 6; Syd. 563; BMCRR Italy 569-71 var (rev. control letter); RBW 1139 var (same); Cal. 1228; FFC 1085
- Source: CNG (01-2019). Triton XXII. Lot 800
- Comments:
EF, lightly toned. Well struck and a very difficult issue to find in high grade. From the Alan J. Harlan Collection. Ex Mayflower (Sukenik) Collection (Heritage 3019, 25 April 2012), lot 23254