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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     77000603      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Republican Issuer:     C. Servilius Date Ruled:     82-80 BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     82-80 BC Weight:     3.87 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     ROMA / B / * Obverse Description:     Laureate head of Apollo right, hair rolled back and falling in two locks down neck; B above lituus behind; mark of value below chin Reverse Legend:     C • SERVEIL / M Reverse Description:     Battle on horseback between a man wielding shield in right hand and sword in raised left hand and man (M (M. Servilius Pulex Geminus) galloping left, and piercing with spear the other horseman, and holding shield inscribed M (Marcus) Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     Crawford 370/1b Reference2:     RSC Servilia 7 Reference3:     Syd 720 Reference4:     BMCRR Rome 1169-1170; Kestner 3180-3181 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115026 Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 603 The reverse type celebrates M. Servilius Pulex Geminus, who was elected augur in 211 BC and held that office for about forty years, and was consul in 202 BC. According to Plutarch, he received numerous wounds in twenty-three single combats, being victorious in all (Plutarch, Paulus Aemilius, xxxi).

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