Davissons Ltd.
Auction 40 3 Mar 2021
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ROMAN REPUBLICAN. L. Valerius Flaccus. 108-107 B.C. AR denarius. 3.84 gm. 19 mm. Rome mint. Winged and draped bust of Victory right; mark of value below chin / Mars advancing left, holding spear and trophy; apex to left, stalk of grain to right; L VALERI FLACCI downwards to left. Crawford 306/1. Sydenham 565. RSC Valeria 11. Good Very Fine; well centered; good style; lightly luminous surfaces.
This type appears to record the successes of L. Valerius Flaccus against the Gauls in the north of Italy in B.C. 194.