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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #35
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                 Lot Number: 63782
                 Estimate: $150.00
                 Final Sale Price: $297.00
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                 Denomination: Serrate Denarius
                 Grade: VF
                 Reference: Crawford 362/1; Sydenham 741; Mamilia 6




  C. Mamilius Limetanus. 82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (3.70 gm). Draped bust of Mercury
  right; caduceus and A behind / C• MAMIL LIMETAN, Ulysses walking right, his dog Argus
  before. Crawford 362/1; Sydenham 741; Mamilia 6. VF, porous. Estimate $150.



  Both the obverse and reverse type of this coin refer to the lineage of the Mamilia
  family. The Mamilia gens claimed their descent from Mamilia, the daughter of
  Telegonus, who was the son of Ulysses--a descendant of Mercury.





Online auction 35 closed August 13, 2001.



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