Mn. Fonteius C.f. Silver Denarius (3.57 g), 85 BC. Rome. (MN) FO(NT)EI behind, laureate head of Vejovis right; monogram of ROMA below chin, thunderbolt below neck. Reverse: Infant Genius seated on goat right; above, pilei of the Dioscuri; in exergue, filleted thyrsus; all within laurel wreath. Crawford 353/1a; Sydenham 724; Fonteia 9. Lustrous. Nearly Mint State. Estimated Value $300 - UP
The reverse recalls that the god Jupiter was suckled by the she-goat Amaltheia on Mt. Ida during his infancy, and depicts a statue that was within the Temple of Vejovis in Rome.
From the Randolph Family Collection.