79, Lot: 83. Estimate $100. Sold for $67. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Mamilius Limetanus. 82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 3.78 gm). Draped bust of Mercury right, caduceus over shoulder; L behind / Ulysses greeting his faithful dog Argus. Crawford 362/1; Sydenham 741; Mamilia 6. VF, reverse a little soft at edge.

The obverse and reverse of this coin refer to the lineage of the gens Mamilia, who claimed their descent from Mamilia, the daughter of Telegonus, the son of Ulysses and Circe, and a descendant of Mercury.