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Roman Rep. L. Cestius and C. Norbanus. Aureus 43, AV 8.11g.

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Roman Rep. L. Cestius and C. Norbanus. Aureus 43, AV 8.11g.
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The Roman Republic. L. Cestius and C. Norbanus. Aureus January-April 43, AV 8.11.g. Draped bust of Africa r., wearing elephant skin headdress. Rev. L·CESTIVS / EX·S·C–P R Curule chair with legs decorated with eagles above which two snakes facing each other; in exergue, C·NORBA. Bahrfeldt 25 and pl. IV, 19 (these dies). Babelon Cestia 2 and Norbana 4. Sydenham 1154. Sear Imperators 195a. Crawford 491/1b. Calicó 4. An extremely rare variety. Struck on a very broad flan. Minor area weakness on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine. Ex Triton I, 1997, 1249 and NAC 45, Barry Feirstein Collection IV, 2008, 29 sales.