Ulysses Returns

CNG 109, Lot: 552. Estimate $300. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

C. Mamilius Limetanus. 82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (1919mm, 3.92 g, 9h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus; to left, M above caduceus / Ulysses walking right, holding staff and extending hand toward his dog, Argus. Crawford 362/1; Sydenham 741; Mamilia 6; RBW 1370 var. (letter on obv.). Good VF, toned, slightly off center.

The reverse of this type depicts the return of Ulysses to his home on the island of Ithaca. His dog Argus, overjoyed at the sight of master after so many years, died on his arrival.