P. Satrienus. 77 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.64 g, 6h). Rome mint. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 123
Lot: 462. Estimated: $ 500

Roman Republican, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

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P. Satrienus. 77 BC. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.64 g, 6h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of young Mars right; LXII to left / She-wolf standing left with paw raised. Crawford 388/1b; Sydenham 781a; Satriena 1; RBW 1422. Gray and iridescent toning, some die wear and horn silver on obverse, areas of roughness on reverse. Near EF.

Ex Chiltern Collection (Triton XVI, 8 January 2013), lot 778.

The she-wolf (or lupa) figures prominently in Roman mythology and iconography. The Roman foundation myth holds that the city’s founders, the brothers Romulus and Remus, were abandoned by order of the hostile king Amulius of Alba Longa, but were found by a she-wolf, who brought them to her den and suckled them as her own pups. The wolf, both with and without the twins, thereafter became a symbol of Rome, appearing in statuary, mosaics, and finally coins.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 123 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 23-24 May 2023. This lot is in Session Two, which will begin 23 May 2023 at 2 PM ET.

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