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ID:     27-0263
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Republican
Issuer:     M. Valerius Messalla
Date Ruled:     53 BC
Metal:     Silver
Denomination:     Denarius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     circa 53 BC
Diameter:     19 mm
Weight:     4.15 g
Obverse Legend:     MESSAL·F
Obverse Description:     Helmeted bust of Roma right, wearing Corinthian helmet and spear over shoulder.
Reverse Legend:     PATRE·COS / S· – C
Reverse Description:     Curule chair; S· – C to sides, sceptre with wreath below.
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     Crawford 435/1
Reference3:     Syd 934
Reference4:     B. Valeria 13
Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
Source:     http://arsclassicacoins.com
Grade:     EF, attractively toned.
Notes:     NAC Auction 27 (2004), lot 263. Very rare.