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Denarius serratus Aquillia: Manius Aquillius, VIRTVS III•VIR / MN•AQVIL MN•F•MN•N SICIL

Issuer Roman Republic (509 BC - 27 BC)
Year 71 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering VIRTVS III•VIR
(Translation: Triumvir ([Monetary] Triumvirate))
Reverse description Standing figure of Virtus or a Roman soldier facing left in military attire, wearing a short tunic and muscled cuirass with pteruges, raising a prostrate figure by the hair with the right hand while the left hand supports a shield or spear. The composition alludes to the Roman conquest of Sicily and the campaigns of Manius Aquillius. The legend MN•AQVIL to the right and MN•F•MN•N to the left identifies the moneyer by name and filiation, while SICIL appears in the exergue, referencing Sicily. A dotted border frames the design within the serrated flan.
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