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Live auction - brm_391493 - SERVILIA Denier

SERVILIA Denier AU
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Estimate : 300 €
Price : 180 €
Maximum bid : 200 €
End of the sale : 28 June 2016 15:02:57
bidders : 2 bidders
Type : Denier
Date: 57 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,18 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Superbe exemplaire idéalement centré au droit avec une petite faiblesse de frappe à 8 heures. Joli revers. Patine grise
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection Robert Couet

Obverse


Obverse legend : FLOR(AL) PRI(MV)S EN MONOGRAMME.
Obverse description : Tête de Flora (Flore) à droite, coiffée d’une couronne de fleurs ; derrière, un lituus.
Obverse translation : “Floralis Primus”, (les Floralies premières).

Reverse


Reverse legend : C. SE(RV)EIL. À L’EXERGUE/ C. F..
Reverse description : Deux soldats face à face, vêtus militairement, tenant chacun un glaive court et un bouclier, prêts à s’affronter.
Reverse translation : “Caius Serveilius Caii Filius”, (Caius Servilius fils de Caius).

Commentary


Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 99 coins de droit et de 110 coins de revers. Ce type semble en fait plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. Les auteurs du CMDRR. distinguent trois variétés différentes.

Historical background


SERVILIA

(57 BC)

The gens Servilia is a patrician family whose members often occupy positions of influence, notably in the consulate.

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