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Up for auction is a Roman Republican silver fouree denarius of L. Censorinus from 82 BC
The original design was minted in silver, although this coin has been struck in base metal and coated in silver, in an unlawful effort to enter the currency stream unnoticed.
ID# 707p
MINT: Rome
OBVERSE; NONE
- Laureate head of Apollo right.
REVERSE; L • CENSOR
- Marsyas standing left, wineskin over shoulder; to right, column surmounted by statue of Minerva.
REFERENCE: Crawford 363/1d