| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 117 | Auction date: 22 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 786 Price realized: 180 GBP (Approx. 227 USD / 210 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: A. Manlius Q. f. Sergianus AR Denarius. Rome, 118-107 BC. Helmeted head of Roma to right; SER behind, ROMA before / Sol in facing quadriga rising from the waves of the sea; X and crescent across upper fields, stars flanking, A•MANLI•Q•F (partially ligate) below. Crawford 309/1; BMCRR Italy 509; RSC Manlia 1. 3.29g, 21mm, 6h. Good Very Fine; pleasant old cabinet tone. Rare. Acquired from Naville Numismatics Ltd; Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 2, 2 November 2013, lot 489. This bold and innovative reverse design uses the device of Helios in quadriga as an allusion to the East to recall the memory of the moneyer's ancestor Cn. Manlius Vulso who led a victorious campaign against the Galatians in Asia Minor, concluded a treaty with Antiochos III of the Seleucid Empire, and returned to Rome laden with treasure. Manlius' campaign was apparently widely regarded in the Senate as a wanton expedition for the gaining of plunder, and Florus reports that his request for a triumph was rejected, though Livy, who is greatly critical of Manlius' actions, nonetheless describes a triumphal procession in elaborate detail, including its captives, wagon loads of booty and even the celebratory songs of the soldiery. Estimate: 300 GBP |  |
