Lot 5245
Sale 98 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
Mn. Aquillius Mn.F.Mn.N., (c.71 B.C.), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.67 grams), 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 nearly very 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.
- Estimate
- $100
- Result Status
- Passed in