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Los 142. Sext. Pompeius Fostlus AR Denarius, 137 BC

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Sext. Pompeius Fostlus AR Denarius, 137 BC

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Beendet (Sonntag, 11. September, 20:11:00 CEST)
Aktuelle Zeit: Montag, 20. Mai, 02:18:05 CEST

Erzielter Preis: CHF 120.00 (3 Gebote)
Ungefähr EUR 121.34 / USD 132.01 / GBP 103.91

Höchstbieter: Bieter 1

eAuction #50, Los 142. Schätzpreis: CHF 125.00

Sextus Pompeius Fostlus. AR Denarius (18 mm, 3.91 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.

Very 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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