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M. Valerius Messalla. 53 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.96 g, 5h). Rome mint. Good VF.
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Triton XXVIII
Live bidding began Jan 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
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M. Valerius Messalla. 53 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 3.96 g, 5h). Rome mint. Bust of Roma right, wearing Corinthian helmet, seen from behind; with long flowing hair; spear to left; MESSAL • F downward to right / Curule chair; scepter with royal diadem below; PATRE • COS above, S C flanking . Crawford 435/1; Campana, Messalla 33-40 (O3/R3); Sydenham 934; Valeria 13; BMCRR Rome 3927; Kestner 3494; RBW 1547. Lightly toned, with hints of iridescence, scratches, trace deposits, areas of flatness. Good VF. Rare. Click here for a video presentation on this collection.
From the 1930’s Collection of Robert W. Hubel of Michigan. Ex Ars Classica XV (2 July 1930), lot 1292; Theodor Prowe Collection (Hess 137, 20 May 1912), lot 1471; Hirsch V (20 May 1901), lot 664.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Three – Lot 558–829 will be held Wednesday morning, 15 January 2025 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
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From the 1930’s Collection of Robert W. Hubel of Michigan. Ex Ars Classica XV (2 July 1930), lot 1292; Theodor Prowe Collection (Hess 137, 20 May 1912), lot 1471; Hirsch V (20 May 1901), lot 664.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Three – Lot 558–829 will be held Wednesday morning, 15 January 2025 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
