Watch List notes:

C. Mamilius Limetanus. 82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (19mm, 4.24 g, 7h). Rome mint. Draped bust of Mercury right, wearing winged petasus; to left, M above caduceus / Ulysses, wearing pileus and mariner's dress, walking right, leaning on staff in left hand and extending his right hand toward his dog, Argus, who advances toward him; C • MAMIL downward to left, LIME(TA)N upward to right. Crawford 362/1; Sydenham 741; Mamilia 6; RBW 1370 var. (letter on obv.). Choice EF, deep iridescent cabinet tone. Beautifully centered and struck.


From the Dr. Alan Smith Collection, purchased from Ed Waddell, July 2016. Ex "English Amateur Scholar" Collection (Numismatica Ars Classica 92, Part II, 24 May 2016), lot 1644.