Description
Roman Republic. Mn. Aquillius Mn. f. Mn. n. AR-Serrate Denarius (19.2mm, 4.00 g, 6h) Rome mint, struck 71 BC.
Obverse: Helmeted bust of Virtus right; VIRTVS III VIR around // Reverse: The consul Manius Aquillius standing facing, holding shield and raising slumped Sicilian by the arm; MN AQVIL upwards to right, MN•F MN N• downwards to left, SICIL in exergue.
Crawford 401/1; Sydenham 798; BMCRR Rome 3364-9; RSC Aquillia 2; RBW 1443.
Attractive light tone and boldly struck. Almost Extremely Fine
Provenance Details
Ex Nomos Obolos Auction 29, 8 Oct 2023, Lot 556.
Ex Kölner Münzkabinett, Auction 117, 28 Oct 2022, Lot 349.
Comment
This coin type commemorates the suppression of the slave revolt in Sicily by the moneyers grandfather Manius Aquillius (101 BC). Manius Aquillius was subsequently awarded a Triumph (100 BC).
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