Silver denarius, 20mm, 3.67gm, issued 82 BC Rome mint.
Obv: Bust of Mercury, right, draped and with caduceus over shoulder.
Rev: C·MAMIL LIMETAN, Ulysses standing right holding staff in left hand and extending right hand to dog, Argus.
References: Sear 282, Cr 362/1.
Reverse alludes to Ulysses returning home after the Odyssey to be greeted by his old dog - the moneyer's family claimed descent from Telegonus, the son of Ulysses.