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CICF Signature Sale 3019  25-28 April 2012
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Lot 23340

Estimate: 450 USD
Price realized: 325 USD
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A. Licinius Nerva (47 BC). AR denarius (17mm, 3.73 gm, 9h). Rome. NERVA behind, FIDES before, laureate head of Fides right / A. LICINIVS below, III VIR across field, one-armed horseman galloping right, dragging captive, holding shield and sword, by the hair. Crawford 454/1. Sear 30. Sydenham 954a. Licinia 24a. Scarce. Two light bankers' marks on obverse. Nearly Extremely Fine.From the Mayflower Collection. The significance of this interesting reverse type portraying a one-armed soldier dragging a captive by the hair presumably relates to a famous exploit of one of the moneyer's ancestors. However, the story is unfortunately lost to us. The choice of Fides, the personification of good faith, loyalty and trustworthiness, as obverse type most likely relates to the reverse, and is particularly noteworthy for being the only instance where she appears on Republican coinage.

Estimate: 450.00-600.00 USD
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