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Auction 52E  29-30 Aug 2020
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Lot 194

Starting price: 150 EUR
Price realized: 375 EUR
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C. Valerius Flaccus. AR Denarius, 82 BC. D/ Draped bust of Victory right; behind, Q. R/ C. VAL. FLA. IMPERAT. Legionary eagle between two standards inscribed H (Hastati) and P (Principes); between them, EX. S.C. Cr. 365/1b. B.12. AR. g. 3.95 mm. 18.70 An attractive example, prettily toned, with golden hues. About EF.

Minted in Massalia for payment of troops moving against Q. Sertorius in Spain. The first of a series of coinages in Roman numismatic showing a pure military connotation. See the close relationship to the legionary denarii of Mark Antony some 50 years later.
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