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Denarius of Aquillia 2

Silver denarius, 20mm, 3.60gm, issued 71 BC Rome mint.

Obv: VIRTVS IIIVIR, Helmeted bust of Virtus, right, draped.

Rev: SICIL MN·AQVIL MN·F·MN·N, Warrior, holding shield in left hand and raising up fallen figure with right hand.

References: Sear 336, Cr 401/1.

Reverse alludes to the restitution of Sicily by the moneyer's grandfather Mn. Aquillius (cos. 101) who ended the Slave War there.

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