Watch List notes:

M. Cipius AR Denarius. Rome, 115-114 BC. Helmeted bust of Roma right; M•CIPI•M•F before; X behind / Victory driving biga right, holding palm branch; rudder below; ROMA in exergue. Crawford 289/1; RSC Cipia 1. 3.95g, 18mm, 5h.

Good Very Fine. Old cabinet toning.

This moneyer has been identified with a certain Cipius who gave rise to the proverb 'Non omnibus dormio', and who was called "the snorer" because he pretended to be asleep in order to facilitate his wife's acts of adultery.