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Contributor: Kenneth Dorney.
Issuer: Gens FONTEIA. Manius C. f. Fonteius, 85 BC. AR Denarius.
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo (Veiovis?) facing right, EX. A. P. downwards behind.
Reverse: Cupid riding a goat (Amalthea?) right, pilei (freedman's caps) on either side of goat; thyrsus in exergue; all in wreath.
Reference: Crawford 353/2. Grade: F.
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