AN INTERESTING COLLECTION OF ROMAN REPUBLICAN COINS FORMED BY AN ENGLISH AMATEUR SCHOLAR
L. Marcius Censorinus . Denarius 82, AR 3.77 g. Laureate head of Apollo r.; behind, crab. Rev. L·CENSOR Marsyas walking l. with r. arm raised and holding wine-skin over l. shoulder; behind, column bearing statue on top; in r. field, C. Babelon Marcia 24. Sydenham 737e. RBW –, cf. 1371. Crawford 363/1a.
A very rare symbol. Light iridescent tone and extremely fine / good extremely fine
Very rare with control mark (crab) behind head.