Faustus Cornelius Sulla. 56 BC. AR Denarius (17.5mm, 4.00 g, 5h). Rome mint. Diademed and draped bust of Diana right; crescent above, lituus to left / Sulla seated left on raised seat; to left, Bocchus, king of Mauretania, kneels, offering an olive branch; to right, Jugurtha, king of Numidia, also kneeling, his hands tied behind him. Crawford 426/1; Sydenham 879; Cornelia 59; RBW 1525. Toned with some iridescence, minor marks. Good VF.
From the Mesogeios Collection. Ex Kölner Münzkabinett 117 (28 October 2022), lot 365 (hammer €1250).
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