DR-592 | Crawford: 438/1
Servius Sulpicius
Servius Sulpicius

Gens: Sulpicia
Moneyer: Servius Sulpicius
Date and mint: 51 BC - Rome


Obverse: Male laureate bust (possibly Triumphus), right. Dotted border.
Legend: SER SVLP

Reverse: Naval Trophy; to the right, naked, bound captive; on the left, fully clothed figure, looking. Dotted border.
Legend:

Comment: The reverse of this denarius falls within the theme of family propaganda. The author reminds us of his ancestor P. Sulpicius Galba who managed to defeat the fleet of the Macedonians and Aetolians off the coast of Aegina. Later, the inhabitants of Aegina, where the image of Apollo is highly venerated, were sold as slaves. This is what Cavedoni tells us. The aforementioned character, P. Sulpicius Galba, was proconsul in 209 BC

Provenance: Roma Numismatics (2020)
Price: 7,706 €