Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. Man. Acilius Glabrio. 49 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.77 g, 3h). Rome mint. Laureate head of Salus right, wearing cruciform earring and necklace, hair ornamented with jewels collected into a knot behind, and two locks falling down neck; SALVTIS upwards to left / Valetudo (Salus) standing left, holding serpent in right hand, and resting left arm on column; (MN) • ACILIVS III • VIR • VALE(TV) around. Crawford 442/1a; CRI 16; Sydenham 922; Acilia 8; BMCRR Rome 3946; Kestner 3511-3; RBW 1556. Toned with underlying luster and hints of iridescence, minor marks. EF.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 465 (8 April 2020), lot 311.
The Acilia house claimed to have introduced the first Greek physicians to the city of Rome; thus, the deities Salus, Asclepius, and Valetudo are a common theme on the coins of the Acilia gens.
