Mn. Fonteius C. F. , Denarius

Mn. Fonteius C. F., Denarius, Rome mint, 85 BCE
MN FONTEI C•F Laureate head of Apollo-Vejovis right ; thunderbolt below.
Cupid riding goat right ; pilei of the Dioscuri above; below, filleted thyrsus right ; all within wreath.
3,81 gr - 20 mm - 7h
Ref : RCV # 273, RSC (Fonteia) # 11, Crawford # 353/1c, RBW 1351,

Provenance : Numismatik Naumann e auction # 153/469.
https://www.biddr.com/auctions/numismatiknaumann/browse?a=5827&l=7186744
Comment taken from the description af a similar example at Leu Numismatik : "Although described in most catalogs as Apollo, the god depicted on the obverse of this coin is most likely the infernal Latin god, Vejovis, later identified alternatively with Jupiter (therefore the thunderbolt) and Apollo. The charming reverse of this coin alludes to the statue of a winged infant genius that stood near the cult statue of Vejovis in his temple, built between the two peaks of the Capitoline Hill in Rome. The caps of the Dioscuri above the genius are a reference to Tusculum, the hometown of the gens Fonteia."

Reference : 1232

Collection : Republique romaine