DR-559 | Crawford: 423/1
Caius Servilius
Caius Servilius
Gens: Servilia
Moneyer: Caius Servilius
Date and mint: 57 BC - Rome
Obverse: Bust of Flora, right. Dotted border.
Legend: FLORAL PRIMVS
Symbols: Obverse behind, lituo
Reverse: Two soldiers facing each other and presenting swords. Dotted border.
Legend: C SERVEAIL C F
Comment: The author of this denarius is unknown. On the obverse we see a Lituo that must refer to M. Servilius, who together with another character created the floral games as an annual festival around 173 BC.
Provenance: Classical Numismatic group (2021)
Price: 4,123 €
Other references
| Crawford: | 423/1 |
| DR: | 559 |
| BMCRR (Grueber): | Roma 3816; p. 469 nt. |
| B (Babelon): | Servilia 15 |
| RSC (Seaby): | Servilia 15, 15a |
| FFC (Fdez., Fdez., Calicó): | 1122-1124 |
| RC / RCV (D. Sear): | 380 |
| CRI (Sear Imperators) 49 - 27 BC: | |
| CRR (Sydenham): | 890, 890a |
| Cal (Calicó): | 1280, 1281 |
| RBW: | 1521 |
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