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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #20
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                 Lot Number: 61342
                 Estimate: $150.00
                 Final Sale Price: $159.50
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                 Denomination: Serrate Denarius
                 Grade: Good VF
                 Reference: Crawford 362/1; Sydenham 741; Mamilia 6




  C. Mamilius Limetanus. 82 BC. AR Serrate Denarius (3.93 gm). Draped bust of Mercury
  right, caduceus behind / Ulysses walking right, his dog Argo before; C. MAMIL behind,
  LIMETAN before. Crawford 362/1; Sydenham 741; Mamilia 6. Good VF, slightly soft
  strike. 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, who was a descendant of Mercury.


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