Denarius Fonteia: Manius Fonteius; MN•FONTEI C•F

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC)
Period	Republic (509 BC - 27 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	85 BC
Value	Denarius (1)
Currency	Denarius of 16 Asses (141 – 27 BC)
Composition	Silver
Weight	4.03 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 66793
References	RRC# 353/1 Michael Hewson Crawford; 1974. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge University Press, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). , CRR# 724 Edward Allen Sydenham, Leonard Forrer (ed.); 1952. The Coinage of the Roman Republic. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , RCV I# 271 David R. Sear; 2000. Roman Coins and Their Values / Volume 1. The Republic and the Twelve Caesars 280 BC-AD 96. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , RBW# 1350-1352 Roberto Russo, Andrew McCabe (ed.), Arturo Russo (ed.), Giuliano Russo (ed.), Claire Hallgarth (ed.); 2013. The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins. Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, Switzerland.

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Obverse

Laureate head of Apollo right; below, thunderbolt; sometimes, AP in monogramme below chin.
Moneyer mark with MN and NT ligatured, counterclockwise in left field, or partly in left field and partly below chin.

Script: Latin

Lettering: MN•FONTEI C•F

Translation: Manius Fonteius

Reverse

Cupid seated on goat right; above, pilei of the Dioscuri; thyrsus of Liber (Bacchus) in exergue; all within laurel wreath.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

The gens Fonteia was a plebeian family at Rome first mentioned toward the end of the third century BC. The first of the Fonteii to obtain the consulship was Gaius Fonteius Capito, consul suffectus in 33 BC.

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Date	VF	XF	References	Frequency
Undetermined
ND (-85)			RRC# 353/1a Michael Hewson Crawford; 1974. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge University Press, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). , RBW# 1350 Roberto Russo, Andrew McCabe (ed.), Arturo Russo (ed.), Giuliano Russo (ed.), Claire Hallgarth (ed.); 2013. The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins. Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, Switzerland.	35%
ND (-85)			RRC# 353/1b Michael Hewson Crawford; 1974. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge University Press, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes).	0%
ND (-85)	$ 170	$ 390	RRC# 353/1c Michael Hewson Crawford; 1974. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge University Press, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). , RBW# 1351 Roberto Russo, Andrew McCabe (ed.), Arturo Russo (ed.), Giuliano Russo (ed.), Claire Hallgarth (ed.); 2013. The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins. Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, Switzerland.	40%
ND (-85)			RRC# 353/1d Michael Hewson Crawford; 1974. Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge University Press, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). , RBW# 1352 Roberto Russo, Andrew McCabe (ed.), Arturo Russo (ed.), Giuliano Russo (ed.), Claire Hallgarth (ed.); 2013. The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins. Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, Switzerland.	0%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 138 Lot 435	18 May 2023	ND (-85) – RRC# 353/1a, RBW# 1350	VF	USD 238.63 (CHF 190.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 125 Lot 403	23 Jun 2021	ND (-85) – RRC# 353/1c, RBW# 1351	XF	USD 408.18 (CHF 325.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	CNG Triton XXII Lot 821	8 Jan 2019	ND (-85) – RRC# 353/1c, RBW# 1351	XF	USD 1500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Paul-Francis Jacquier Auction 51 Lot 239	15 Sep 2023	ND (-85) – RRC# 353/1c, RBW# 1351	VF	USD 322.69 (EUR 280.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Paul-Francis Jacquier