Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4347 Session 13 (2.30pm Thursday) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $80
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SOLD $50
MN. AQUILLIUS MN.F.MN.N., (c.71 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.67 g), obv. Virtus helmeted bust to right, [V]IRTVS III.VIR around, rev. Consul Man. Aquillius raising Sicilia, MN AQVIL [MN F] MN N to left and right, SICIL in exergue, (S.336, Cr.401/1, Syd.798, B.Aquillia 2). Serrated edge, struck slightly off centre, otherwise toned fine and scarce.
Ex Charles E. Weber collection and Triton VII auction, lot 1357 (part). With detailed collector's tickets. This coin commemorates the exceptional valour shown by Man. Aquillius in Sicily during the second Servile War.
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