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Live auction - brm_363288 - VALERIA Denier

VALERIA Denier VF
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Estimate : 300 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 30 October 2018 14:22:02
Type : Denier
Date: 45 AC.
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 950 ‰
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,30 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et ovale, bien centré au droit. Usure régulière avec une beau revers et une patine grise de collection ancienne
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection G. G. (1907-2002)

Obverse


Obverse legend : ACISCVLVS.
Obverse description : Tête d'Apollon Soranus (Apollon du destin), diadémée à droite, surmonté d'une étoile ; derrière, une petite pioche (Acisculus).
Obverse translation : “Acisculus”, (Acisculus).

Reverse


Reverse legend : L. VALERIVS.
Reverse description : Valeria Luperca ou Europe assise à droite sur un taureau à droite.
Reverse translation : “Lucius Valerius”, (Lucius Valerius).

Commentary


Poids léger. Pour ce type, M. Crawford a relevé une estimation de 72 coins de droit et de 80 coins de revers pour deux variétés. Les auteurs du CMDRR. ont recensé quatre variantes. Ce type est plus rare que ne le laissent paraître les ouvrages généraux.

Historical background


VALERIA

(45 BC)

The Valeria gens is an ancient patrician family, of Sabine origin. This gens enjoyed exceptional longevity and many of its members reached high office. Several emperors also descend from this family which obtains the right to be buried within the walls of the City, as well as a throne in the circus maxime.

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