Triton XXII, Lot: 857. Estimate $300. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Mn. Aquillius Mn.f. Mn.n. 65 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19.5mm, 3.92 g, 6h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Virtus right, wearing crested helmet, ornamented at the side with feather; VIRTVS upward to right, III VIR downward to left / Mn. Aquillius standing left, head right, raising with right hand a kneeling Sicilia left, who is half-naked and is sinking to the ground; (MN) • F • (MN) • N downward to left, (MN) • AQVIL upward to right, SICIL in exergue. Crawford 401/1; Sydenham 798; Aquillia 2; BMCRR Rome 3364-9; RBW 1443. Choice EF, toned with underlying luster, light obverse die rust.
From the Alan J. Harlan Collection, purchased from Edward J. Waddell.