Live auction - brm_577617 - SERVILIA Denier
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| Estimate : | 520 € |
| Price : | 408 € |
| Maximum bid : | 409 € |
| End of the sale : | 28 April 2020 14:40:20 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: 57 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,99 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan large, légèrement décentré. Superbe revers ainsi qu’un joli portrait de Flore. Patine grise de collection
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection du docteur Thierry De Craeker
Obverse
Obverse legend : FLOR(AL) PRI(MV)S EN MONOGRAMME.
Obverse description : Tête de Flora (Flore) à droite, coiffée d’une couronne de fleurs ; derrière, un lituus.
Obverse translation : “Floralis Primus”, (les Floralies premières).
Reverse
Reverse legend : C. SE(RV)EIL. À L’EXERGUE/ C. F..
Reverse description : Deux soldats face à face, vêtus militairement, tenant chacun un glaive court et un bouclier, prêts à s’affronter.
Reverse translation : “Caius Serveilius Caii Filius”, (Caius Servilius fils de Caius).
Commentary
Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 99 coins de droit et de 110 coins de revers.
Historical background
SERVILIA
(57 BC)
The gens Servilia is a patrician family whose members often occupy positions of influence, notably in the consulate.
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