Faustus Cornelius Sulla AR Denarius. Rome, 56 BC. Draped bust of Diana to right, wearing diadem with crescent; lituus behind, FAVSTVS downwards before / Sulla seated to left on platform above kneeling figures of Bocchus, king of Mauretania, on left, who offers olive branch, and Jugurtha, king of Numidia, on right, his hands tied behind his back; FELIX downwards to right. Crawford 426/1; BMCRR Rome 3824-3825; Sydenham 879; RBW 1525; RSC Cornelia 59. 4.07g, 19mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine; lightly toned.
From the Santana Collection;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020, lot 598;
Ex Jack A. Frazer Collection, Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Auction 21, 17 May 2001, lot 258.
Price realized | 800 GBP |
Starting price | 600 GBP |
Estimate | 1'000 GBP |