Live auction - brm_917995 - AQUILLIA Denier serratus
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| Estimate : | 400 € |
| Price : | 770 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 220 € |
| End of the sale : | 04 June 2024 14:33:16 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Denier serratus
Date: 71 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,86 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie sur un flan idéalement centré. Très joli buste de Virtus. Superbe patine grise avec des reflets dorés au droit, bleutés au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : III VIR/ VIRTVS.
Obverse description : Buste casqué de Virtus (la Virilité) à droite.
Obverse translation : “Triumviri/ Virtus”, (Triumvir, la Virilité).
Reverse
Reverse legend : (MN) AQVIL// (MN). F. (MN) N EN MONOGRAMMES ; SICIL À L'EXERGUE.
Reverse description : Guerrier debout à droite, tenant un bouclier de la main gauche et relevant une femme agenouillée à gauche.
Reverse translation : “Manius Aquillius, Manii Filius, Manii Nepos/ Sicilia”, (Manius Aquillius fils de Manius petit-fils de Manius/ Sicile).
Commentary
Contremarque au droit. Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 88 coins de droit et de 98 coins de revers.
Historical background
AQUILLIA
(71 BC)
The gens Aquillia is a plebeian family of Rome. Manius Aquillius Nepos, consul in 101 BC, ends the Servile War in Sicily.
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