Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 551Auction date: 29 November 2023
Lot number: 336

Price realized: 70 USD   (Approx. 64 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Man. Acilius Glabrio. 49 BC. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.82 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Salus right / Valetudo (Salus) standing left, holding serpent and resting arm on column to right. Crawford 442/1a; CRI 16; Sydenham 922; Acilia 8; RBW 1556. Toned with hints of iridescence, obverse scratch, areas of flatness. Near EF.

The Acilia house claimed to have introduced the first Greek physicians to the city of Rome; thus, the dieties Salus, Asklepios, and Valetudo are a common theme on the coins of the Acilia gens.

Estimate: 100 USD