Roma Numismatics Ltd
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Mn. Aquillius Mn. f. Mn. n. AR Serrate Denarius. Rome, 71 BC. Helmeted bust of Virtus right; VIRTVS III VIR around / The consul Manius Aquillius standing facing, holding shield and raising slumped Sicilian by the arm; MN AQVIL upwards to right, MN•F MN N• downwards to left, SICIL in exergue. Crawford 401/1; RSC Aquillia 2. 3.94g, 20mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine; hints of golden iridescence around the devices.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 335, 24 September 2014, lot 431;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction 7, 22 March 2014, lot 942;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction 4, 30 September 2012, lot 486;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction 2, 2 October 2011, lot 459;
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 317, 27 October 2010, lot 678.
The moneyer was probably the son of Manius Aquillius, who shared the consulship with Gaius Marius in 101 BC. Following the consulship, Aquillius was sent to crush the slave revolt in Sicily. He completely subdued the insurgents, and earned a triumph in Rome in 100 BC. In 98 BC, Lucius Fufius accused Aquillius of corruption during his governance of Sicily. In the trial he was defended by Marcus Antonius Orator (the grandfather of Marc Antony), and despite overwhelming evidence against him, he was acquitted as a result of his military achievements. Cf. Plutarch, The Life of Marius.
Good Very Fine; hints of golden iridescence around the devices.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 335, 24 September 2014, lot 431;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction 7, 22 March 2014, lot 942;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction 4, 30 September 2012, lot 486;
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction 2, 2 October 2011, lot 459;
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 317, 27 October 2010, lot 678.
The moneyer was probably the son of Manius Aquillius, who shared the consulship with Gaius Marius in 101 BC. Following the consulship, Aquillius was sent to crush the slave revolt in Sicily. He completely subdued the insurgents, and earned a triumph in Rome in 100 BC. In 98 BC, Lucius Fufius accused Aquillius of corruption during his governance of Sicily. In the trial he was defended by Marcus Antonius Orator (the grandfather of Marc Antony), and despite overwhelming evidence against him, he was acquitted as a result of his military achievements. Cf. Plutarch, The Life of Marius.