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Lot nuber 154

Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Servius Rufus. 43 BC. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.65 g, 12h). Rome mint.


Electronic Auction 490
Lot: 154.
 Estimated: $ 750

Merani Collection – Roman Republican, Silver

Sold For $ 1 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Servius Rufus. 43 BC. AR Denarius (20.5mm, 3.65 g, 12h). Rome mint. Bare head (of Brutus?) right / The Dioscuri standing facing, each holding spear and with sword hanging from waist. Crawford 515/2; CRI 324; Sydenham 1082; Sulpicia 10; RBW 1793. Toned with some iridescence, flan bent from obverse banker’s mark, light scratches and graffito. Fine. Rare.

From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 49 (17 March 1999), lot 1274.

This moneyer is only known from his coins. The obverse bust has traditionally been regarded as portraying Servius Sulpicius Rufus who was responsible for raising the siege of Tusculum in 377 BC. But since the moneyer is a Servius, not a Sulpicius, this identification is probably inaccurate. The portrait does bear a remarkable resemblance to Brutus and it seems more likely that the coin was struck as an expression of political sympathy toward Brutus' cause.

Closing Date and Time: 21 April 2021 at 10:51:00 ET.

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