QCrepereiusDenarius
AR Q. Creperei M. F. Rocus Denarius serratus 72 B.C. (3.83 g.)
O: Draped bust of Amphitrite seen from behind, with head turned r.; behind, dolphin. In r. field, D. Babelon Crepereia 1; Sydenham 796; RBW 1440; Crawford 399/1a (obv.24/rev.27).
R: Neptune in biga of sea-horses r., holding reins and brandishing trident; above, D and below, Q Creperei/(ROCUS)
G: Very rare. Struck on a very broad flan and with a light old cabinet tone, extremely fine
Ex SKA Bern 3, 1985, 369 and NAC 73, 2013, Student and his Mentor part II, 125 sales. From the collection of Shaikh Saoud Al Thani.
S: NAC 92, lot 328, 5/23/16
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