A new Roman Republic I picked up. Coin looks much better in hand. Its has a circulated cameo look to it. Mn. Acilius Glabrio (49 B.C.) AR Denarius O: SALVTIS behind, laureate head of Salus right, wearing earring and necklace; hair in knot, falling down neck. R: MN. ACILIVS III. VIR. VALETV, Valetudo (Salus) standing left, holding serpent, resting elbow on column. Sear 412; Crawford 442/1a; CRI 16; Sydenham 922 18mm 3.9g
Nice! It has a very nice look to it, and alot of good detail, especially on the snake on the reverse and the drapery which Salus is wearing. The bust on the obverse is fantastic! Very clear and very beautiful, that is a very nice Roman Republic Silver Denarius Mat, congratulations on a killer addition to your already very nice collction. Impressive!
Very nice coin with interesting types you don't see every day and ligate letters I always think make them more interesting. I don't have this one.
I especailly like the detailed reverse and its style. Very nice pickup Mat! Nice coin from a very interesting time in history. Chris
Indeed, the great roman civil war & Caesar being appointed Dictator...all wrapped in a nice silver coin ;D
Lettering, Salus, et cetera That is very interesting, I hadn't noticed the lettering untill you mentioned it Doug, neat! Randy: I too really like coins with Salus, I have a Gordian III AR Denarius 'SALUS AUGUSTI' reverse, and an Elagabalus 'SALUS ANTONINI AUG' AR Antoninianus, both have very nice portrayals of the Goddess holding the snake in her arms and feeding it from a patera in her other hand on the reverse. None of mine show the snake so nicely as on this example of Mat's though, I know it isn't really fair to compare designs from Republic coins and Empire coins..... like apples and oranges. I also think it is just awesome that the bust on the obverse is of Salus too.... that is very cool! I see the 'M.J.B. Ancient Collection' is growing at a steady pace, and with much variety too! I still only have one coin of the Republic, and it is quite worn. Also in reference to what medoraman was talking about, the time period it is from, you couldn't have picked a more interesting time in Roman History if you tried, in my opinion that is, so that makes it even more interesting of a piece.
