Roman Republic, Mn. Fonteius C.f. AR denarius. 85 BC. 19 mm, 3.58 g.

MN. FONTEI CF, Head of Vejovis right, thunderbolt below.
Winged infant Genius seated on a goat right, caps of the Dioscuri above, filleted thyrsus below (often mistaken for a thunderbolt), all within laurel wreath.

Babelon Fonteia 10; Crawford 353/1c; Sydenham 724a. 


With permission of cngcoins.com, auction 473, Lot 269, July 2020