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Servius Sulpicius (51 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.74 gm, 9h). Rome. SER. SVLP (VL ligate), laureate head of Apollo right / Naval trophy between draped figure standing facing on left and nude Macedonian captive standing facing on right. Crawford 438/1. Sydenham 931. Sulpicia 8. Rare. Light iridescent toning. Good Very Fine / Extremely Fine. From The Mayflower Collection.The naval trophy shown on the reverse of this coin probably relates to the victory over Macedon's navy achieved by the moneyer's ancestor, P. Sulpicius Galba Maximus, in 209/8 BC. After hearing of the Roman disaster at Cannae in 216 BC, Philip V, under the advice of Demetrius of Pharos, secretly allied with the Carthaginians. However, while returning to Philip's court to report the terms of the treaty, the Macedonian and Carthaginian emissaries were intercepted by the Romans, exposing the secret arrangement. This event along with Philip's pretensions in Illyria led to the First Macedonian War.

Estimate: 800.00-1000.00 USD