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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
423/1
423/1
Image courtesy of: Classical Numismatic group (CNG)

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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