| Dmitry Markov Coins & Medals | M&M Numismatics Ltd > Auction 60 | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 244 Price realized: 600 USD (Approx. 550 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Mn. Aquillius Mn.f. Mn.n. Silver Denarius (3.82 g), 65 BC Rome. III VIR behind, VIRTVS before, helmeted and draped bust of Virtus right. Reverse: (MN) AQVIL (MN) F (MN) N, SICIL in exergue, the consul Man. Aquillius standing left, head right, raising a prostrate Sicilia before him, and holding shield. Crawford 401/1; Sydenham 798; Aquillia 2. Beautifully toned. NGC grade Ch AU; Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5. The types on this handsome denarius recall the virtue of the moneyer's grandfather, Manius Aquillius, who diligently quelled the slave revolt in Sicily (104-101 BC) that had defied three earlier governors. In 104 BC, the consul Marius took command in Gaul to subdue the Cimbri and Teutones, and the Senate granted him permission to request troops from Rome's allies so that he might pursue the war. When he asked Nikomedes of Bithynia for troops, the king responded that he had none to spare as most of his men had been seized by Roman tax farmers as slaves. The Senate then decreed that no citizen of allied states could be held in slavery to serve in Rome's provinces, and instructed the praetors to see to their liberation.*In Sicily, the Roman governor P. Licinius Nerva freed about 800 slaves, but then a group of influential landowners and wealthy elites convinced the governor to desist. The slaves who had not yet been freed stole away from the farms in open revolt. Licinius initially pursued these slaves and inflicted a serious defeat upon them, but when he failed to follow up his victory this emboldened other slaves in the province and the revolt quickly escalated. Soon there was a slave army of 40,000 ravaging the province, inflicting serious defeates on Roman forces sent to pursue them.*All this changed in 101 BC with the arrival of the moneyer's ancestor, the governor Manius Aquillius. He quickly wore down the slave army, reducing their strongholds to rubble and killing many. He defeated their leader in single combat in a notable battle, although he himself suffered a serious head wound. After recovering, he quickly mopped up further resistance and pacified the province. Estimate: 750 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Tauler & Fau > Auction 141 | Auction date: 22 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 432 Price realized: 45 EUR (Approx. 48 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Aqullius. Manius Aquilius Mn.f.Mn.n. Denarius. 71 BC. Uncertain mint. (Ffc-167). (Craw-401/1). (Cal-230). Anv.: VIRTUS III . VIR or (IIIVIR), helmeted bust of Virtus right. Rev.: MN. AQVIL. MN. F. MN. N., (MN-MN-MN interlace), the consul Man. Aquillius raising Sicilia, SICIL, in exergue. Ag. 3,65 g. banker's mark in obverse. Almost VF/F. Est...60,00. Spanish description: Aquillia. Manius Aquilius Mn.f.Mn.n. Denario. 71 a.C. Incierta. (Ffc-167). (Craw-401/1). (Cal-230). Anv.: Busto de la Virtud a la derecha, denario dentellado, detrás: III. VIR., delante: VIRTUS.. Rev.: El cónsul Man. Aquillius de pie a izquierda, incorporando a Sicilia, a. derecha MN. AQVIL., a izquierda MN. F. MN. N., (MN-MN-MN entrelazadas), en el exergo: SICIL. Ag. 3,65 g. Marcas de banquero en anverso. MBC-/BC. Est...60,00. |  |
Match 2:
| Tauler & Fau > Auction 141 | Auction date: 22 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 430 Price realized: 210 EUR (Approx. 224 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Aqullius. Manius Aquilius Mn.f.Mn.n. Denarius. 71 BC. Uncertain mint. (Ffc-167). (Craw-401/1). (Cal-230). Anv.: VIRTUS III . VIR or (IIIVIR), helmeted bust of Virtus right. Rev.: MN. AQVIL. MN. F. MN. N., (MN-MN-MN interlace), the consul Man. Aquillius raising Sicilia, SICIL, in exergue. Ag. 3,89 g. Well centered. Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker 42 (18/10/2016), lot 107. Almost XF/Choice VF. Est...250,00. Spanish description: Aquillia. Manius Aquilius Mn.f.Mn.n. Denario. 71 a.C. Incierta. (Ffc-167). (Craw-401/1). (Cal-230). Anv.: Busto de la Virtud a la derecha, denario dentellado, detrás: III. VIR., delante: VIRTUS.. Rev.: El cónsul Man. Aquillius de pie a izquierda, incorporando a Sicilia, a. derecha MN. AQVIL., a izquierda MN. F. MN. N., (MN-MN-MN entrelazadas), en el exergo: SICIL. Ag. 3,89 g. Bien centrada. Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker 42 (18/10/2016), lote 107. EBC-/MBC+. Est...250,00. |  |
Match 3:
| Tauler & Fau > Auction 141 | Auction date: 22 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 431 Price realized: 110 EUR (Approx. 117 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Aqullius. Manius Aquilius Mn.f.Mn.n. Denarius. 71 BC. Uncertain mint. (Ffc-167). (Craw-401/1). (Cal-230). Anv.: VIRTUS III . VIR or (IIIVIR), helmeted bust of Virtus right. Rev.: MN. AQVIL. MN. F. MN. N., (MN-MN-MN interlace), the consul Man. Aquillius raising Sicilia, SICIL, in exergue. Ag. 3,76 g. Toned. Almost XF. Est...150,00. Spanish description: Aquillia. Manius Aquilius Mn.f.Mn.n. Denario. 71 a.C. Incierta. (Ffc-167). (Craw-401/1). (Cal-230). Anv.: Busto de la Virtud a la derecha, denario dentellado, detrás: III. VIR., delante: VIRTUS.. Rev.: El cónsul Man. Aquillius de pie a izquierda, incorporando a Sicilia, a. derecha MN. AQVIL., a izquierda MN. F. MN. N., (MN-MN-MN entrelazadas), en el exergo: SICIL. Ag. 3,76 g. Tono. EBC-. Est...150,00. |  |
Match 4:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3011 Price realized: 130 CHF (Approx. 148 USD / 137 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Mn. Aquillius Mn.f. Mn.n, 65 BC. Denarius (Silver, 21 mm, 3.91 g, 6 h), Rome. VIRTVS III•VIR Draped bust of Virtus to right, wearing crested helmet decorated with a plume. Rev. MN AQVIL MN•F•MF•N / SICIL Warrior standing front, head to right, holding shield in his left hand and lifting up fallen figure with his right. Babelon (Aquillia) 2. Crawford 401/1. RBW 1443. Sydenham 798. Minor marks, otherwise, very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 2456, from the Red Ox Collection, the collection of the Czech musician Adolf Picek (circa 1885-1978), and formerly in the possession of an Italian banker, whose life was saved by Mr. Picek in the Battles of the Piave River on the Italian Front in 1917-1918 and who presented his savior with 'four socks of old coins' in reward. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 3013 Price realized: 85 CHF (Approx. 97 USD / 90 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Mn. Aquillius Mn.f. Mn.n, 65 BC. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 4.00 g, 6 h), Rome. VIRTVS III•VIR Draped bust of Virtus to right, wearing crested helmet decorated with a plume. Rev. MN AQVIL MN•F•MF•N / SICIL Warrior standing front, head to right, holding shield in his left hand and lifting up fallen figure with his right. Babelon (Aquillia) 2. Crawford 401/1. RBW 1443. Sydenham 798. Light scratches, otherwise, very fine. Ex Leu Web Auction 18, 19-21 December 2021, 2455. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
