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Roman Republic, AR denarius, Mn. Fonteius CF, 85 BC, Rome mint.

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Roman Republic, AR denarius, Mn. Fonteius CF, 85 BC, Rome mint.
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Roman Republic, AR denarius, Mn. Fonteius CF, 85 BC, Rome mint. Fonteia 10; BMC 2478; Syd. 724a; Craw. 353/1c. . 3.6 grams. Laureate head of Apollo right, wearing hair in loose locks; thunderbolt below, Roma monogram below chin / Infant winged Cupid seated on goat, standing right caps of the Dioscuri above, thyrsus with fillet in exergue all within laurel wreath. Superb UNC with handsome, contrasting toning, perfect centering on reverse, and complete details on obverse. "In the temple of Vejovis in Rome there stood near his statue a goat bearing a winged Genius on its back, a representation of which recalls the infancy of Jupiter who was suckled by the goat Amaltheia on Mount Ida." [Seaby p. 49]