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L. Scribonius Libo. Silver Denarius (3.78 g), 62 BC.
Rome. BON
EVENT before, LIBO behind, diademed head of Bonus Eventus
right.
Reverse:
PVTEAL above, SCRIBON in exergue, garlanded
well-head decorated with two lyres and anvil. Crawford 416/1c;
Sydenham 928; Scribonia 8b. A mangificent strike and perfectly
centered. Lustrous surfaces overlaid with delicate russet toning.
A
fantastic example and perhaps the finest known
.
Superb Mint State.
The reverse depicts the puteal Scribonianum (Scribonian well-
head) which had been set up by a distant ancestor of the
moneyer. The well-head was quite ornate, being either fes-
tooned with garlands or, more likely, engraved with their like-
ness, and was located near the arch of the Fabii in the Roman
Forum. The type comes in three varieties, with either a pair of
tongs, a hammer, or an anvil set at the base of the well-head
(the last, of which our coin is a wonderfully pleasing example,
is by far the scarcest of the three). Built upon a bidental, a spot
that had been struck by lightening, the puteal Scribonianum
served as an important meeting place for litigants and mon-
eylenders in Rome as it was conveniently located near the
praetor’s tribunal. The obverse is appropriately dedicated to
the deity Bonus Eventus, the bringer of good outcomes, who
appealed equally to all parties involved in any legal dispute.
Estimated Value........................................................ $3,000 - 4,000
Ex NAC 63 (17 May 2012), 278; NAC 9 (16 April 1996), 703.
3047
L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus and L. Scribonius Libo. Silver Denarius (4.84 g), 62
BC.
Rome. PAVLLVS LEPIDVS behind and above, CONCORD before, diademed and
veiled head of Concordia right.
Reverse:
PVTEAL SCRIBON above, LIBO in exergue,
garlanded well-head decorated with two lyres and hammer. Crawford 417/1a; Syden-
ham 927; Aemilia 11. Boldly struck, lustrous and lightly toned.
Superb Extremely Fine.
Estimated Value .......................................................................................................... $700 - 800
Ex Tkalec (27 October 2011), 152.
