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  [Image]                              Item Sold At Auction #26
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                Lot Number: 62220
                Estimate: $200.00
                Final Sale Price: $176.00
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                Denomination: Denarius
                Grade: VF
                Reference: Crawford 487/2a; Sear, CIR 174; Sydenham 1150; Petillia 2




  Petillius Capitolinus. 43 BC. AR Denarius (3.65 gm). Eagle standing right on
  thunderbolt / Hexastyle temple with ornamented pediment. Crawford 487/2a; Sear, CIR
  174; Sydenham 1150; Petillia 2. VF, off-center strike, reverse banker's mark.
  Estimate $200.



  The reverse depicts the temple of Jupiter, Best and Greatest, on the Capitoline Hill
  at Rome. The original temple, one of the earliest founded in Rome, was destroyed by
  fire, but was rebuilt and dedicated in 69 BC. Judging from other issues which contain
  the letters 'S F' (for sacris faciundis) it is likely that this moneyer or his
  relatives were custodians of the temple.


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