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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 2966175, member: 74282&quot;]The second coin I purchased at the NYINC is this denarius of P SVLA - traditionally interpreted as Publius Cornelius Sulla, minted circa 151 BC. Some believe this moneyer to have been the grandfather of the dictator Sulla but Crawford argues that it is more likely that this moneyer is instead an uncle of Sulla&#039;s, likely an older brother of the father of the dictator.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was reportedly part of one of the CNG Triton I group lots of duplicates from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts collection and came with the MFA&#039;s old tray tag. After doing some digging I found that this coin&#039;s accession number 32.756, corresponded to a 1932 accession date and in particular, a large group of coins donated by Dr. Malcolm Storer who at one point held the position of Keeper of the Coins for both the Boston MFA and the Massachusetts Historical Society and who is credit with the donation of many coins and medals to the MFA.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]726994[/ATTACH] </p><p>Roman Republic AR denarius(17mm, 3.66g). Publius Cornelius Sulla, moneyer, 151 BC. Head of Roma right in winged helmet; X (mark of value) behind/Victory in galloping biga right, holding whip and reins; P SVLA below horses; ROMA on tablet in exergue. Crawford 205/1; Cornelia 1</p><p><br /></p><p>Purchased from Kirk Davis at NYINC 2018, 1/12/2018, reportedly ex CNG Triton I group lot(not pictured), ex Boston Museum of Fine Arts collection, accession no 32.756, donated 1932 by Malcolm Storer</p><p><br /></p><p>The Boston MFA tray tag for those interested:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]726995[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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