ANCIENT COINS.ROMAN COINS. Mint of Rome unless otherwise stated. Faustus Cornelius Sulla (56 B.C.), Silver Denarius, 3.70g, 8h. FAVSTVS , bust of Diana facing right, diademed and draped, wearing and earring and necklace, a lituus behind. Rev. FELIX , Sulla, togate, seated facing left on a raised seat; before him, Bocchus, king of Mauretania, kneels, offering an olive branch; behind, Jugurtha, king of Numidia, also kneeling, his hands tied behind him (Cr 426/1; Sydenham 879; BMCRR 3824-3825).Attractive purple-grey cabinet tone, good very fine to nearly extremely fine, a popular type. US$ 900
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