Details
LOT 3570
Mn. Aquillius Mn. f. Mn. n. AR Serrate Denarius. 71 BC. Rome mint.
Helmeted bust of Virtus to right; VIRTVS upwards before, III VIR downwards behind / Consul Manius Aquillius standing facing, head to right, holding shield and raising slumped Sicilian by arm; ꟿ AQVIL upwards to right, ꟿ•F•ꟿ N downwards to left, SICIL in exergue. Crawford 401/1; BMCRR Rome 3366; RSC Aquillia 2. Very Fine. Old cabinet toning with hints of blue and golden iridescence around the devices. 'H' graffito on Virtus' helmet.(3.96gr, 19mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Ex Michael Trenerry (Y3) (seller's ticket included).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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