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Auction LXI  4-5 May 2024
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C. Valerius Flaccus. AR Denarius, 82 BC. Obv. Draped bust of Victory right; before, spear. Rev. C. VAL. FLA. IMPERAT. Legionary eagle between two standards inscribed H (Hastati) and P (Principes); between them, EX S. C. Cr. 365/1c; RRSC D 159c. AR. 3.68 g. 19.50 mm. Scarce. Lightly toned with underlying luster. 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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